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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING PLTW

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING PLTW

WEIGHTED: 0.666
Grades: 11-12

Credits: 1.5
Dual Credit: 
PREREQUISITES:
GPA: 2.5 cumulative or higher; Attendance: 90% or higher; Algebra I with a B- or higher; Reading/Writing:
10th grade level.
Recommended: Average Math and Engineering grade: B- or higher. *Engineering involves applied mathematics; therefore,
students are strongly encouraged to take the most rigorous math course for which they qualify and concurrently with their
engineering course. *Engineering involves applied mathematics; therefore, students are strongly encouraged to take the most
rigorous math course for which they qualify and concurrently with their engineering course.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for PLTW Member Schools: Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering

Ever wonder what makes an airplane fly? Aerospace Engineering will give students the opportunity to understand the physics of flight. This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and experience to apply mathematical, scientific and engineering principles to the design, development and evolution of aircraft, space vehicles and their operating systems. In the classroom, students will engage in creative thinking and problem solving activities using software that allows students to design, test and evaluate a variety of air and space vehicles, their systems, and launching, guidance and control procedures. Students will build and test airfoils, gliders and model rockets, as well as fly a plane in a flight simulator program. Students can expect to work with and /or be mentored by professionals in the aviation/aerospace career field from around the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area. What make things fly? Find out in Aerospace Engineering!