Engineering
The Engineering program of study focuses on the design, development, and use of engines, machines, and structures. Students will learn how to apply science, mathematical methods, and empirical evidence to the innovation, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of different manufacturing systems.
Courses
Introduction to Engineering Design 9th
IED is an introductory course for students entering any engineering pathway. In this class you will use critical thinking skills to solve real world problems. You will begin to learn about theEngineering Design Process and other fundamental ideas concerning engineering. You will also learn to use computer-aided designs to heighten your understanding engineering.
Engineering Science 10th
This course covers advanced techniques in product design and ideation. Students will design products, create blueprints, build prototypes, and learn about structures, simple machines, and using tools both big and small.
Engineering Design & Presentation I 10th
In this course students use RC race cars to further their learning about the design process. They will learn how to improve upon products in various ways.
Scientific Research and Design- Aerospace 11th
This course is getting a slightly new name, but the same fun experience. Students master problem solving skills while working within the four main energy systems: mechanical, fluid, electrical and thermal. In addition, students are introduced to and sharpen workforce/life skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, problem-solving, design and development, testing and analysis, documentation, and others. The culminating project of the second semester is to utilize the RD&D Loop to design and build a rocket with the following criteria: rocket on the pad by the scheduled date, flight performance that gets a 1.0-lb research package to an altitude of 5,280-ft with close proximity, intact recovery.
Engineering Design & Problem Solving 11th
The increased rigor of the course is evident in the student development of a mathematical flight profile for a transonic rocket using Excel. Students then present the flight profile to either NASA flight engineers or other engineering professionals justifying and explaining all mathematical concepts and equations. Students then use the RD&D Loop to design and develop a rocket with the following success criteria: rocket on the pad by scheduled date, flight performance to achieve transonic velocity with close proximity, intact recovery while staying under a 13,000-ft ceiling.
Engineering Design & Presentation II 11th
This course is the second series of our RC race car innovation course. Students interested in engineering design will learn more about the inner workings of engineering including budgeting, design improvement, and a taste at their own capstone project. The course is inquiry and research-based that teaches students to improve upon designs of products. Explore the possibilities.
Digital Electronics 11th
This course includes topics such as combinational and sequential logic, and students are exposed to circuit design tools used in industry, including logic gates, integrated circuits, and programmable logic devices.
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 11th
This course covers everything that students need to know in order to ideate final products, machine them using the lathe and the mill and program these machines using CNC software.
Scientific Research and Design I 10th-12th
This course offers the opportunity of earning college credit through a skills curriculum designed by the University of Iowa (STEM Innovator). If you have ever wanted to be an inventor, this course is right for you.I t is not content specific and it allows you to blend STEM with Entrepreneurship. You will learn to design, innovate and create a lean business canvas plan with the possibility of applying for patent protection. It is like preparing yourself to be on an episode of “Shark Tank.”
Practicum in STEM 12th
This course allows you to either intern with a STEM-related company to learn job skills or choose to participate in a capstone project of your choice. It is self-directed, so it takes a lot of time management skills and self-motivation, but you are given the freedom to let your imagination run wild. This course is recommended for all Engineering students during their senior year and will use all skills learned throughout their time at METSA.
Certifications
Industry Opportunities
Student Organizations
FastTrack
This is a competitive team of Engineering Design students focused on innovating remote control race cars. The team has achieved national recognition in competitions.
Girls in STEM
This organization strives to create an inclusive environment for minorities (women) in the STEM industry. This group celebrates the accomplishments of women in STEM and provides an empowered community for its members and those working with them.
METSA Student Advisory Board
METSA SAB has a mission to advocate, represent, and value the diversity of the student body and give voice for its concerns, with leadership, honesty, and integrity. In addition to the mission, we like to make academy students feel welcomed and provide a sense of community by planning fun gathering that encourage students to be themselves and cultivate friendships with like-minded individuals.
STEM Abroad
These students attend summer trips out of the country in places like Europe and Asia with a curriculum carried out by a professional educational travel guide and international STEM professionals along with historians. These trips are geared towards STEM exploration while experiencing other cultures and historical monuments.
AWARDS
2012 T-STEM RC Challenge
Alternative Energy
1st Place
2014 T-STEM RC Challenge
Racing Events
2nd Place
2012 T-STEM RC Challenge
Creative Engineering
1st Place
2015 T-STEM RC Challenge
Enterprise & Innovation
3rd Place
2014 T-STEM RC Challenge
Enterprise & Innovation
3rd Place
2020 Dallas Engineering Science Fair
Honorable Mention
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