1. Introducing a Capstone Project Experience for Course Enhancement Over an Academic Term
Chris Connors – Pembroke High School
Anthony Iarrapino Lowell High School

2. Capstone Project Experience for Course Enhancement
Capstone Project Timeframe
1 academic semester - Oct - Jan
Projects
Chris – Fabrication Lab
Anthony – Robotics

3. Capstone Project Experience for Course Enhancement
Project Implementation Template
Project Definition
Team Membership
Project Sponsor
Student Deliverables
Teacher Deliverables
Project Implementation Schedule

4. Capstone Project Experience for Course Enhancement
Project Definition
Statement of project goal
Learning objectives
Calendar with team/individual benchmarks/deliverables and assigned dates
Assessment techniques & related rubrics

5. Capstone Project Experience for Course Enhancement
Robotics Class
20-25 students
Teams 2-3
Project Duration – October to January
Engineering Design Process
use design software for modeling platform design
benchmark design reviews
engineering notebooks
electrical, scientific and software components