Brooks College Prep Academy High School – Engineering Design

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This Project-Based Learning (PBL) course promotes “3-dimensional learning,” as defined by the Next Generation Science Standards, through integrative STEM experiences. A goal of this course is to introduce and use engineering design processes to solve problems. By exposing students to partnership with external entities and to how concepts and principles of math and science are used in the engineering field, students’ talent and potential for designing and improving technologies is developed. Primary focus is placed on techniques for developing and choosing designs, using criteria, optimization, and the role of documentation. This class has a heavy emphasis on developing skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem- based learning approaches. Students will interact without professionals outside the school to complete their projects and gain knowledge. Topics investigated in this course include: buoyant forces, gas laws, energy transformations, and materials science. Student mastery of knowledge, skills, and STEM habits of mind is demonstrated through authentic application and transfer in product design, development, and performance exposition.