Chapin High School
Project Lead The Way
Principles of Engineering
Mechanical Wonders & Robotics Exhibits, 2021
The custom here at Chapin High School for the Project Lead The Way Principles of Engineering students is to create fall semester projects that display many of the concepts they have learned so far, including mechanical and electrical systems, along with project design.
This year, each team of six students will design and fabricate a minimum of three electrically powered mechanisms in an exhibit that will communicate, entertain, inform, demonstrate and/or illustrate a topic, idea, subject, or concept. Sound, lights, and a surrounding environment will be included in this exhibit, which will be made for the entrance of a children’s hospital waiting room.
Some of the concepts all POE students should know by now:
Another big challenge is the actual decoration of the display in the theme. This is one skill that is not reinforced in the POE classroom since these students are expected to be future engineers and not necessarily graphic artists. Nevertheless, students were encouraged to explore their team talents in artistic ways to support the overall effectiveness of the project.
We hope you enjoy the displays and thank you for your participation.
This year, each team of six students will design and fabricate a minimum of three electrically powered mechanisms in an exhibit that will communicate, entertain, inform, demonstrate and/or illustrate a topic, idea, subject, or concept. Sound, lights, and a surrounding environment will be included in this exhibit, which will be made for the entrance of a children’s hospital waiting room.
Some of the concepts all POE students should know by now:
- -mechanisms, including the 6 simple machines (lever, pulley, wheel & axle, inclined plane, wedge, and screw) and gear trains (including sprocket & chain and belt & pulley)
- -energy, work, and power, including the use of motors
- -electricity
- -the engineering design process
- -construction techniques (mainly with the Fischer-Technics system)
Another big challenge is the actual decoration of the display in the theme. This is one skill that is not reinforced in the POE classroom since these students are expected to be future engineers and not necessarily graphic artists. Nevertheless, students were encouraged to explore their team talents in artistic ways to support the overall effectiveness of the project.
We hope you enjoy the displays and thank you for your participation.
The Results Are In:
1
Carnival
2
Oceanic Wonders
3
King's War Carnival
4
Superheros of El Paso
5
Ride of Your Life
6
Mineshaft Project
7
Land of Imagination
8
The Playground
9
Mechanical Racetrack
10
Four Elements
11
Festival
12
The Zoo
13
CandyWorld
14
Village of Fun (Central Park)
15
Space Wonders exhibits
Thank you to our PLTW Principles of Engineering Students for your mechanical talents and innovative spirit!
Thank you to our Program Partners:
Fort Bliss 32nd AAMDC
UTEP, Mechanical Engineering
ACEC-TX and Associated El Paso Engineering Firms
Powell Elementary
EPISD-CTE
EPISD Staff & Friends
PLTW Associates
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Links to the 2021 Principles of Engineering Team Exhibits
Four Elements (Period 8)
Land of Imagination (Period 7)
Oceanic Wonders (Period 7)
Superheroes of El Paso (Period 7)
The Playground (Period 5)
Village of Fun (Period 5)
Carnival (Period 8)
Space Wonders (Period 8)
Ride of Your Life (Period 8)
King's War Carnival (Period 3)
The Mechanical Racetrack (Period 3)
Candy World (Period 2)
The Zoo (Period 2)
Mines and Caves (Period 2)
Festival (Period 2)
Robotics Challenges
Click here to judge the robotics challenges and activities for the fall semester.
RESULTS WILL BE POSTED IN JANUARY (You can still judge!)
Student in the Robotics Class and Club have created a series of challenges for their own robots and for a challenging team.
All teams are using the VEX 5 Robotics equipment. Each team has created an obstacle arena that is designed with the FIRST Robotics competition in mind: robots maneuver through tasks in the arena to score points.
Student in the Robotics Class and Club have created a series of challenges for their own robots and for a challenging team.
All teams are using the VEX 5 Robotics equipment. Each team has created an obstacle arena that is designed with the FIRST Robotics competition in mind: robots maneuver through tasks in the arena to score points.