Why Ford PAS

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Modules That Highlight Theme

• Reverse Engineering (Module 10)
• Different by Design (Module 11)
• Energy for the Future (Module 12)

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Concepts

• Design process
• Manufacturing
• Product failure analysis and materials testing
• Usability
• Energy and electricity
• Renewable energy sources and technologies

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Skills

• Determine user needs
• Communicate design ideas for different audiences
• Analyze products and product failure
• Analyze energy needs
• Determine appropriate energy sources and
  technologies to meet energy needs
• Conduct experiments

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Reverse Engineering (Module 10) Content Focus

• Use of the design process to solve problems
• Design of products to meet the needs of consumers
• Analysis of failureseither in product itself
  and/or in communication about product

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Reverse Engineering (Module 10) Activities at a
Glance
Activity 1 Design Detectives Activity 2
Sizing Up the Competition Activity 3 Howd They
Make That? Activity 4 A Failure to
Communicate Activity 5 Failure
Detectives Activity 6 The Ethics of Failure
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Energy for the Future (Module 12) Content Focus

• Different forms and sources of energy
• Environmental, economic, and social impact of
  alternative energy sources

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Energy for the Future (Module 12) Activities at a
Glance
Activity 1 Energy Innovations Activity 2
Energy Transformations Activity 3 Making Energy
Work Activity 4 Comparing Technologies Activity
5 Establishing an Energy Plan Activity 6
Designing an Energy System
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New Science CourseWorking Toward Sustainability

• Consists of four four-week modules
• Uses include 9th grade level physical science or
  different modules in each course
• Engages students in investigating fuel sources
  that can serve as alternatives to fossil fuels
• Builds students knowledge of key concepts
  essential for understanding energy
• Focuses on major concepts that students generally
  find challenging to understand
• Introduces basic teamwork skills

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New Science CourseWorking Toward Sustainability

• We All Run on Energy introduces students to
  energy and its role on Earth and in human life
• Energy from the Sun introduces students to the
  use of biomass to meet human energy needs
• Is Hydrogen the Solution? introduces students to
  the possibility of a future in which vehicles run
  on hydrogen-powered fuel cells
• The Nuclear Revolution introduces students to the
  potential to generate power from radioactive
  elements found on Earth