MYP Design Overview
Course: Intro to Engineering
Unit Title | Concepts | Global Context | Statement of Inquiry |
Design Process | Systems, adaptation, evaluation | Scientific and technical innovation | The Design Process is a system of adaptations to help evaluate the generation of a solution used to generate a function of a solution. |
Technical Sketching & Drawing | Communication, perspective | Scientific and technical innovation | Students can utilize various forms of sketching to effectively communicate their thoughts to others. |
Measurements & Statistics | Systems, evaluation, form | Globalization and sustainability | Working globally, engineers require common language and systems to ensure success. |
Modeling Skills | Relationships, evaluation, form, function | Scientific and technical innovation | Various forms of a model can help predict future relationships. |
Geometry of Design | Systems, form | Scientific and technical innovation | A CAD system can be used to verify that form of geometric shape used will satisfy the solution. |
Course: Principles of Engineering
Unit Title | Concepts | Global Context | Statement of Inquiry |
Mechanisms | Systems, function | Scientific and technical innovation | Mechanisms can function together to create an efficient system that can operate within our technological world. |
Energy Sources | Development, resources, sustainability | Globalization and sustainability | Society needs to continuously develop the energy resources that are available to generate a sustainable world to live in. |
Energy Applications | Development, adaptation, innovation | Globalization and sustainability | It’s important for students to understand how energy can be transformed from one form to another and how engineers can develop and adapt efficient applications utilizing energy in sustainable ways. |
Statics | Systems, function | Scientific and technical innovation | Statics is how a group of elements function within a system. |
Materials and Material Testing | Development, innovation | Scientific and technical innovation | Materials are continually being developed and improved using technological innovations. |
Controls and Sensors | Systems, function | Scientific and technical innovation | Independent sensors must function together within a system to control a device. |
Course: Woods I
Unit Title | Concepts | Global Context | Statement of Inquiry |
Shop Safety | Development, collaboration, resources | Fairness and development | How to be safe in a wood working environment by using these resources and collaboration with other students. |
Message Board | Communication, function, collaboration | Identities and relationships | Communication can be more efficient by using appropriate techniques and safety to create a product that supports communication and have a function While working collaboratively with other students. |
Pedestal Table | Development, resource, function | Fairness and development | Development of a functional project depends on the efficient and fair use of resources. |
Table Top Design | Development, adaptation, function | Personal and cultural expression | Products can be developed to not only serve a function, but can be enhanced and adapted to express personal and cultural identity or style. |
Course: Nutrition & Food Prep I
Unit Title | Concepts | Global Context | Statement of Inquiry |
In the Kitchen | Systems, adaptation, purpose | Scientific and technical innovation | People have learned and adapted over the years to being mindful of sanitation and safety in the kitchen to prevent food borne illness, disease, and injuries. |
Protein Sources | Culture, resources | Personal and cultural expression | It’s important to know what sources of protein are available (to various cultures) when cooking, and how selecting appropriate proteins can affect the outcome of a recipe. |
Veggies | Culture, perspective, resources | Personal and cultural expression | People’s use of available resources (vegetables, spices) can help us better gain perspective on a culture’s beliefs and traditions. |
Holiday Traditions | Creativity, collaboration, resources | Identities and relationships | Baking offers cultures the opportunity to be creative and utilize local resources (ingredients, utensils) in order to create consistent and precise baked goods – some of which are part of family/cultural traditions. |
Course: Nutrition & Food Prep II
Unit Title | Concepts | Global Context | Statement of Inquiry |
Food Safety & Sanitation | Systems, adaptation, purpose | Scientific and technical innovation | People have learned and adapted over the years to being mindful of sanitation and safety in the kitchen to prevent food borne illness, disease, and injuries. |
Baking Basics | Creativity, collaboration, resources | Identities and relationships | Baking offers cultures the opportunity to be creative and utilize local resources (ingredients, utensils) in order to create consistent and precise baked goods – some of which are part of family/cultural traditions. |
Course: Sewing I & II
Units are repeated, but at higher levels of rigor and with additional assessments.
Unit Title | Concepts | Global Context | Statement of Inquiry |
Sewing Equipment | Development, function, evaluation | Fairness and development | Sewing Equipment has a variety of functions that help us develop products that can be evaluated. |
Sewing Skills | Development, collaboration | Scientific and technical innovation | To show mastery of sewing skills, it requires collaboration to develop our most quality product. |
Commercial Patterns | Development, function, sustainability | Personal and cultural expression | The use of high-quality materials and techniques is essential to the production of a product. |
Course: Computer Applications
Unit Title | Concepts | Global Context | Statement of Inquiry |
Using Excel | Systems, evaluation, resources | Scientific and technical innovation | How can you use information to evaluate and understand the environment around you? |
Using Data | Systems, markets, trends | Scientific and technical innovation | How can you use this information to assist? |