TIES Curriculum Module

Title: Pavement and Exterior Building Maintenance Using Similarity and Cost Analysis

Teachers: Barrera, Bertke

Business: WPAFB

Description: This unit relates how similarity and cost analysis relate to tasks in the civil engineering field. Principles from Geometry and Algebra I will be linked to "real world" situations. Applications of map making and scaling will also be incorporated. Scientific analysis of durability of materials will be included as well as requiring students to articulate in both written and oral form their findings and strategies of their project. Other topics that can be related to this project are architecture, construction, materials engineering, and marketing. This project is geared towards high school students of all abilities. The ideal amount of time for this unit would be small projects and overall compilation taking nine weeks or one quarter with class time once a week devoted to questions and instruction. Approximately nine hours of class time in the quarter would be used.

Subjects: Math, English/ Communication/ Language Arts, Science/ Engineering

Grade Level: 9-12

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