Corona Vista High – Pltw-Honors Engineering Design and Development 1a-1b

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course provides a foundation for engineering knowledge and professional practices that will be used through this and other pathway to engineering courses and throughout a student's career. Students will develop skills such as concept sketching, setting up, and maintaining an engineering notebook and portfolio. Students dig deep into the engineering design process, applying math, science, and engineering standards to hands-on projects. They work both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems using 3D modeling software, and use an engineering notebook to document their work. Engineering is a professional practice that has evolved through centuries of experience. Learning concepts and practicing skills in this course will provide a foundation for a lifelong engineering career. This course is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts and the Next Generation Science Standards.