COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Secondary Education CUSD Aviation Career Academy Pathway DRAFT
TAM
1/29/2015
The CUSD Aviation is the result of a major partnership between the Compton Unified School District, Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum-‐Compton Airport and major supporters. The Academy Pathway is developed with college articulated curricula that is based on with the philosophy that students learn best by doing the following: something they are interested, when the curricula are both exciting and academically rigorous. It incorporates Project Lead The Way – STEM Curriculum and continues throughout high school with aviation industry certifications. Major Course Activities YR
th
6 th
7 th
8 th
9 th
10
TAM Recc
Course
OCC Code
OCC Reg units
OCC TR HRS
th 8 th 9 th 9
PLTW – Design & Modeling PLTW – Automation & Robotics PLTW-‐Flight & Space Intro to Flight Operations (OCC) Intro to Airport Operations
A115 A110
3 3
54 54
CSU CSU
Private Pilot Aviation Ground School
A130 (pr130)
5
90
CSU
•
Additional Aerospace:
Galileo’s Falling Objects Experiment Build a Simple Electric Motor
Gravity and Motion Electronics Atmospheric Forces
• •
Take the FAA Private Pilot written test/certificati on
Physics Physics, Atmosphere
• •
Physics
Activities: (includes regular participation in TAM Afterschool program • • • • •
10
Instrument Pilot Aviation Ground School**
A134 (pr130)
5
90
CSU
•
Aviation-‐Meteorology** Additional Aerospace:
A133
3
10th
Robotics
CSU
• • • •
Mechanics, Electricity Physics, Aerodynamics
54
Take the FAA Instrument written test/certificati on
•
•
Physics, Mechanics
•
3
54
CSU
• •
Take the FAA Commercial Pilot written
Balloon Powered Vehicle th
th
11
th 11
Racing Bristle Bots Model Rocket Roller Coaster Marbles Soda Straw Robot Simulator
Gravity, Propulsion Momentum and Energy Mechanical Design
Commercial Pilot Ground School** A139 (pr130)
Physics
Page | 1