Teach - SystemsGO New Mexico

Imagine THIS! …as your student’s final exam!

SystemsGO…

is a four-year sequenced STEM curriculum that aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Partnership for 21st Century Skills, as well as Career and Tech ED (CTE) course objectives. Curricula covers introductions to the R&D industry and innovation; mechanical drafting/CAD for working drawings capture; and applied physics of main energy systems – mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluid – through design, build, and test projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SystemsGo?

SystemsGo is an innovative hands-on high school science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) set of courses that uses project-based learning to stimulate 21st Century workplace skills in:

Design
Development
Testing
Analysis
Critical Thinking
Cognitive Reasoning
Problem Solving
Innovation

Why should I have SystemsGo in my school?

SystemsGo fulfills state STEM endorsements, Engineering Pathways, and
Programs of Study.

Proven, 4-year, sequenced curricula
CTE funded engineering courses
Meets requirements for STEM endorsements in Engineering Pathways and
Programs of Study with advanced courses
AutoCAD curriculum is an articulated credit with an industry user certification
availability
SystemsGo prepares workforce of tomorrow
Develops the most valued engineers to compete in the global market
Provides experience with engineering industry standards of design and
development
Develops problem solvers and lifelong learners in any field
65% of students pursue STEM-related degrees

Who is using SystemsGo?

The SystemsGO curriculum is now being taught in high schools in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado,
and American Community School, Abu Dhabi.

How does SystemsGo work in the classroom?

The foundational curricula are designed to provide important introductory
information to the students, through hands-on projects and problem-solving
projects, that promote a student’s understanding of innovation, the R&D industry,
and work/life skills such as design and development, testing and analysis,
problem-solving, leadership, collaboration, and teamwork.
The upper level curricula guide students to design, develop, test, and analyze professional-grade, free-flight, sounding rockets for research applications.

Tsiolkovsky Level students design and test vehicles to loft a one-pound payload
to an apogee of one mile.
Oberth Level students attempt flight beyond Mach 1.
Goddard Level students design and develop a vehicle capable of lofting a scientific payload to an altitude of 50,000 feet.

Each year’s projects culminate in a fully-supported launch event for all SystemsGo schools.

(Curricula can be tailored to meet your specific STEM requirements.)

Do I have to be a rocket scientist to teach SystemsGo?

No. SystemsGo provides complete CPE certified training during the summer,
and yearlong advisory support. Schools will receive full curriculum with labs,
rubrics, quizzes, exams, plus lists of tools and materials needed. SystemsGO is
your source for ordering specific rocket supplies and rocket motor systems, and
provides launch support.

Educational Approach

Learning primarily through application, not memorization.
Project-based teaching that engages all types of learners.
Knowledge and skills are reinforced and expanded through increasingly complex project goals.
The possibility of project failure, and its analysis if it occurs, is part of the learning experience.
Life skill development in problem-solving, critical thinking, cognitive reasoning, project management, team work, leadership, and R&D skills and innovation are incorporated.

Courses

SystemsGo Introduction to Engineering

SystemsGO Introduction to Engineering

STARS-1644
Grades 8–9

This course is designed to promote a student’s understanding of innovation, the research and design within industry, and the work/life skills such as problem-solving, design, development, testing and analysis, leadership, and teamwork. The 19 modules utilize teacher-user-friendly PowerPoints and class discussions and activities to facilitate project-based learning. The use of the industry-standard research design and development loop supports hands-on projects with real-world discovery of real-world solutions to real-world problems and fosters 21st-century learning and workforce skills. Concurrent enrollment or Algebra 1 prerequisite (A SystemsGo course).

Scope and Sequence

Course Modules

Module 1 – Repeatability Exercise (R) – 5–7 Days
Module 2 – Introduction to Innovation (II) – 1–2 Days
Module 3 – Introduction to R&D (IRD) – 2–3 Days
Module 4 – Roles of Engineers (RE) – 4–5 Days
Module 5 – Leadership Skills (LS) (Ethics) – 1–2 days
Module 6 – Teamwork Skills (TS) – 1–2 Days
Module 7 – Technical Writing and Presentation (TWR) – 2–3 Days
Module 8 – Technical Drawing (TD) – 5–7 Days
Module 9 – Civil and Structural Engineering (CSE) – CDR, Bridge Build, and Test – 20 Days
Module 10 – Electrical Engineering (EE) – CDR – 15–18 Days
Module 11 – Mechanical Engineering (ME) – CDR – 15–18 Days
Module 12 – Biotechnology (B) – Development of Project – 15–18 Days
Module 13 – Manufacturing and Production (MP) – CDR – 15–18 Days
Module 14 – Fluids Engineering (FE) – 10–12 Days
Module 15 – Aerospace Engineering (AE) – 15–18 Days
Module 16 – Problem Solving 1 (PS1) – 1–2 Days
Module 17 – Problem Solving 2 (PS2) – One Day
Module 18 – Problem Solving 3 (PS3) – One Day
Module 19 – Dumbing of America (DA) – 2–3 Days

Please note: Number of days is based on a 45-minute class period. Modules 1–8 are foundational and should be taught at the beginning of the fall semester.

The sequencing is optional for modules 9–19 and should be tailored to best fit district schedule. The problem solving modules should be interspersed throughout the year.

Career visits can occur after each Engineering Module (EM); however, to help reduce cost of travel and time away from classes, EM career visits can be combined.

SystemsGo Tsiolkovsky Level Course

STARS-1645
Grades 10-11

This course is the application/addition of the student’s knowledge base, and the further development of life and workforce skills to include cognitive reasoning, critical thinking, problem-solving, design and development, testing and analysis, documentation, teamwork, collaboration, and leadership. The first semester is designed to ignite the student’s desire to learn and enhance 21st-century learning skills through hands-on projects throughout the 45 modules. Lectures, labs, and projects are designed to teach problem-solving skills and foundational knowledge within the four main energy systems: mechanical, fluid, electrical, and thermal. Students are required to design and build three small-scale rockets, each with increasingly more difficult criteria.

Algebra 2 prerequisite or concurrent enrollment (A SystemsGO course).

Scope and Sequence

Course Modules

Module 1 – Repeatability Exercise (R) – 5–7 Days
Module 2 – Introduction to Innovation (II) – 1–2 Days
Module 3 – Introduction to R&D (IRD) – 2–3 Days
Module 4 – Roles of Engineers (RE) – 4–5 Days
Module 5 – Leadership Skills (LS) (Ethics) – 1–2 days
Module 6 – Teamwork Skills (TS) – 1–2 Days
Module 7 – Technical Writing and Presentation (TWR) – 2–3 Days
Module 8 – Technical Drawing (TD) – 5–7 Days
Module 9 – Civil and Structural Engineering (CSE) – CDR, Bridge Build, and Test – 20 Days
Module 10 – Electrical Engineering (EE) – CDR – 15–18 Days
Module 11 – Mechanical Engineering (ME) – CDR – 15–18 Days
Module 12 – Biotechnology (B) – Development of Project – 15–18 Days
Module 13 – Manufacturing and Production (MP) – CDR – 15–18 Days
Module 14 – Fluids Engineering (FE) – 10–12 Days
Module 15 – Aerospace Engineering (AE) – 15–18 Days
Module 16 – Problem Solving 1 (PS1) – 1–2 Days
Module 17 – Problem Solving 2 (PS2) – One Day
Module 18 – Problem Solving 3 (PS3) – One Day
Module 19 – Dumbing of America (DA) – 2–3 Days

Please note: Number of days is based on a 45-minute class period. Modules 1–8 are foundational and should be taught at the beginning of the fall semester.

The sequencing is optional for modules 9–19 and should be tailored to best fit district schedule. The problem solving modules should be interspersed throughout the year.

Career visits can occur after each Engineering Module (EM); however, to help reduce cost of travel and time away from classes, EM career visits can be combined.

SystemsGo Oberth Level Course

STARS- 1646

Grades 11–12

This course applies students’ Tsiolkovsky level understanding and learning; expands the development of 21st-century skills; and requires the design, development, and testing of a transonic rocket.

The year begins with the history of space exploration, with a focus on current initiatives by government and private industries to further that exploration.

Academic rigor is increased as students are required to develop a mathematical flight profile in Excel proving the rocket will achieve the performance design goal. Flight profiles undergo critique and additional work as needed.

Students use the industry-approved Research Design and Development Loop (RD&D Loop) to design and build a rocket with the goal of breaking the sound barrier and being recovered intact within close proximity to the launch pad. This is a capstone course for seniors.

Prerequisite SystemsGO Tsiolkovsky.

Scope and Sequence

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First Six Weeks – History of Space Travel

Week 1 – Tsung Dynasty to Congreve

Week 2 – Tsiolkovsky, Oberth, and Goddard
Week 3 – NACA to NASA
Week 4 – Mercury and Gemini Programs
Week 5 – Apollo Program
Week 6 – Shuttle to Constellation

Second Six Weeks – Flight Profile

Week 7 – PE = KE = Instantaneous Velocity
Week 8 – Excel Spreadsheets
Week 9 – Delta V
Week 10 – Drag and the Atmospheric Model
Week 11 – Newtonian Physics Applied
Week 12 – Mass Properties

Third Six Weeks – Components’ Designs

Week 13 – Overall Vehicle Configuration, First Iteration, Prelim Component Concepts
Week 14 – Component Problem Statement Research
Week 15 – Component Problem Statement Research
Week 16 – Technical Calculations
Week 17 – Technical Calculations
Week 18 – Mechanical Drafting

Fourth Six Weeks – Components’ Designs

Week 19 – Working Drawings
Week 20 – NASA Flight Profile Review
Week 21 – Testing and Analysis
Week 22 – Testing and Analysis
Week 23 – CDR – Critical Design Review
Week 24 – Purchase Orders and Material Acquisition

Fifth Six Weeks – Component Acquisition and Fabrication

Week 25 – SAE/Machining Principles
Week 26 – Component Fabrication
Week 27 – Component Fabrication
Week 28 – Component Fabrication
Week 29 – System Integration
Week 30 – System Integration

Sixth Six Weeks – Test Prep

Week 31 – System Integration
Week 32 – Flight Readiness Review
Week 33 – Vehicle Test
Week 34 – PMA – Post Mission Analysis
Week 35 – PMA
Week 36 – PMA

SystemsGo Goddard Level Course

STARS- 1647

Grades 12–12

This course applies knowledge developed through the Tsiolkovsky and Oberth Levels and expands life and workforce skills (cognitive reasoning, critical thinking, problem solving, design and development, testing and analysis, documentation, teamwork and leadership) through the design, development and testing of a high-altitude rocket.

Students design and fabricate all rocket components, including the hybrid propulsion system, with the design goal of taking a scientific payload 80K to 100K ft.

Upon conclusion of the flight profile development, students travel to NASA – Johnson Space Center Houston – for presentation to flight engineers.

Students use Research Design and Development Loop (RD&D Loop), to design and build the high-altitude rocket, launched with support of U.S. Army at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). (A SystemsGo course)

Prerequisites 0706 Drafting Technical Mechanical, Tsiolkivsky and Oberth courses, enrollment in Precalculus strongly recommended.

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