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CNC WEST February/March 2020 www.CNC-West.com 35 Norco Community College for their Engineering AS degree as well as preferential interviewing for the Internship program through Norco Community College. “You ask around at any of the local universities and they are all well aware of this pro- gram,” adds Kristian Johnson. “They look forward to getting our graduates in their engineering programs because of the knowledge base they left high school with.” 9th Grade Introduction to Design Introduction to Design provides a foundation of engineer- ing knowledge and professional practices to be used through- out the student’s career. They learn principles of engineering and how that relates to the design world. Students are tasked with determining how to design something that an engineer can manufacture. They develop skills such as concept sketch- ing and setting up andmaintaining an engineering notebook/ portfolio. Students dig deep into the engineering design pro- cess, applying math, science and engineering standards to hands-on projects. They work both individually as well in teams to design solutions for various problems using 3Dmod- eling software. Course units include: Design Process, Tech- nical Sketching and Drawing, Measurement and Statistics, Modeling Skills, Geometry of Design, Reverse Engineering, Documentation, Advanced Computer Modeling, and Design Challenges. “The class is filled with design challenges,” explains Eric Lee. “The first challenge of the year comes as a surprise for stu- dents. They come into class, and I will spend 5 minutes talk- ing about strategic shapes. What do they think is stronger—a square, a triangle or a cylinder. We spend five more minutes discussing what I just told them. Then I give them all a single sheet of mylar and two blocks of wood to build the longest bridge they can. No tape or adhesive of any kind just span the longest gap without it touching the surface. The record is 63” from one 8.5”x11” piece of mylar. My favorite challenge is a little harder and is called the choremaster.They have to invent a better way to do a chore than how they are doing it now. Stu- dents get different materials every year depending on what I have and howmuch I want tomess with them. Essentially, it is randommaterials like cardboard, scrap wood, popsicle sticks, straws, rubber bands, fishing line, and paper clips. They get one day to brainstormand sketch it out formy approval. Once I approve it, they have two days to build a visual prototype and do a sales presentation to the class. One of the better ones this year was a stackable washer and dryer combo with a trap door, so you didn’t have to wait for the washer to finish and throw your baseball uniform in the dryer.” 10th Grade Principles of Engineering Principles of Engineering exposes students to some of the major concepts they will encounter in a postsecondary engineering course of study. Through problems that engage and challenge, students explore a broad range of engineering topics including mechanisms, the strength of materials and structure, automation and kinematics. By solving rigorous and relevant design problems using engineering and science concepts, students hone their interpersonal skills, creative abilities, and problem-solving skills. Course units include: GroupRoles andLeadership, Energy andPower,Mechanisms, Energy Sources, Energy Applications Design Problem - En- ergy and Power, Materials and Structures, Statistics, Material Properties, Material Testing, Design Problem - Materials and Structures, Machine Control, Fluid Power, Design Problem - Control Systems, Building Design Statistics, and Building De- sign Kinematics. “In our civil engineering unit, students learn about trusses and force vectors and how the triangle is a strong shape be- cause of the way it dictates forces,” explains Kristian Johnson. Corona High School invested a large portion of their Career Technology Education grant money on state of the art robot systems and 3D printers.