Civil Engineering & Architecture (CEA) - Year Three: Students learn important aspects of building and site design and development. They apply math, science, and standard engineering practices to design both residential and commercial projects and document their work using 3-D architectural design software (1 Elective Credit)
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Civil Engineering and Architecture Course Outline
Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA) is a high school level specialization course in the PLTW Engineering Program. In CEA students are introduced to important aspects of building and site design and development. They apply math, science, and standard engineering practices to design both residential and commercial projects and document their work using 3D architectural design software. Utilizing the activity-project-problem-based (APB) teaching and learning pedagogy, students will progress from completing structured activities to solving open-ended projects and problems that require them to develop planning, documentation, communication, and other professional skills.
Through both individual and collaborative team activities, projects, and problems, students will solve problems as they practice common design and development protocols such as project management and peer review. Students will develop skill in engineering calculations, technical representation and documentation of design solutions according to accepted technical standards, and use of current 3D architectural design and modeling software to represent and communicate solutions.
The following is a summary of the units of study that are included in the course. Alignment with NGSS, Common Core, and other standards will be available through the PLTW Alignment web-based tool. Activities, projects, and problems are provided to the teacher in the form of student-ready handouts, teacher notes, lesson planning resources, and supplementary materials.
The course requires a rigorous pace, and it is likely to contain more material than a skilled teacher new to the course will be able to complete in the first iteration. Building enthusiasm for and a real understanding of role, impact, and practice of civil engineering and architecture as it relates to building design and development is a primary goal of the course.
Unit Summary
This course is aligned to NGSS, Common Core, and other standards available through the PLTW.org website
Through both individual and collaborative team activities, projects, and problems, students will solve problems as they practice common design and development protocols such as project management and peer review. Students will develop skill in engineering calculations, technical representation and documentation of design solutions according to accepted technical standards, and use of current 3D architectural design and modeling software to represent and communicate solutions.
The following is a summary of the units of study that are included in the course. Alignment with NGSS, Common Core, and other standards will be available through the PLTW Alignment web-based tool. Activities, projects, and problems are provided to the teacher in the form of student-ready handouts, teacher notes, lesson planning resources, and supplementary materials.
The course requires a rigorous pace, and it is likely to contain more material than a skilled teacher new to the course will be able to complete in the first iteration. Building enthusiasm for and a real understanding of role, impact, and practice of civil engineering and architecture as it relates to building design and development is a primary goal of the course.
Unit Summary
- Unit 1 Overview of Civil Engineering and Architecture
- Unit 2 Residential Design
- Unit 3 Commercial Applications
- Unit 4 Commercial Building Systems
This course is aligned to NGSS, Common Core, and other standards available through the PLTW.org website