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Science
locomotion, metabolic processes, defense, Computer Integrated
and protection.
Manufacturing
Principles of the Biomedical Grades 10-12
Course Number 480
Sciences Full Year Course – 1 technology credit
Grades 9-12 Prerequisite: None
Estimated Fee: $24.00
Course Number 435 Recommended For: B, E, F
Full Year Course – 1technology credit AP+PLTW Pathway Course
Prerequisite: None
Estimated Fee: $24.00
Recommended For: B, E, F, H, P This is the intended second course in our
AP+PLTW Pathway Course engineering program. Manufacturing uses
computers and robotics to transforms ideas
This is the introductory course to our into products we use daily and this course
biomedical program. Students will provides a better understanding of this
investigate concepts of biology and innovative and exciting automated industry.
medicine as they explore health conditions Students learn about manufacturing processes,
including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell product design, robotics, and automation and
disease, hypercholesterolemia, and learn to build and code to make their designs
infectious diseases. come to life. Students develop their
knowledge and skills of Computer Aided
They will determine the factors that led to Design and Manufacturing to produce
the death of a fictional person as they products using a Computer Numerical
sequentially piece together evidence found Controlled (CNC) mill. Students apply the
in her medical history and her autopsy knowledge and skills gained in this course as
report. Students will investigate lifestyle they collaborate to design, build, and program
choices and medical treatments that might factory system models with Robot C, G and
have prolonged the person’s life and M code and more.
demonstrate how the development of disease Building enthusiasm while learning real world
is related to changes in the human body skills related to manufacturing is a primary
systems. goal of the course.
The activities and projects introduce
students to human physiology, basic
biology, medicine, and research processes
and allow students to design experiments to
solve problems.
This course will fulfill the technology
graduation requirement.
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