Principles of Engineering (POE)
Is the second foundation course offered at VTHS. This course engages and challenges students which explore a broad range of engineering topics, including mechanisms, the strength of materials and structures, automation, and motion. Students develop skills in problem solving, research, and design while learning strategies for design process documentation, collaboration, and presentation.
Is the second foundation course offered at VTHS. This course engages and challenges students which explore a broad range of engineering topics, including mechanisms, the strength of materials and structures, automation, and motion. Students develop skills in problem solving, research, and design while learning strategies for design process documentation, collaboration, and presentation.
POE Unit of Study-
- Unit 1 Energy and Power-- Mechanical Advantage, VEX Kits, Coding- Arduino, electrical circuits, thermodynamics
- Unit 2 Materials and Structures- Statics, bridge, truss building, material testing
- Unit 3 Control Systems- Vex kits-machine design and control, additional Audino Coding
- Unit 4 Statistics and Kinematics- Fluid and pneumatic design and control