Industrial Science and Technology Courses
Students who take Industrial Science and Technology (IST) courses may join Skills USA or Technology Student Association (TSA).
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Course Descriptions
- Business and Marketing – Computer and Digital Technologies
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Fee: $20 per semester
- Employ the engineering design cycle through inquiry and iteration.
- Specialize in one area of robotics: mechanical/build, design, programming, or electrical
- Use programming, computer science, and artificial intelligence related to robotics.
- Work as a team to design and build advanced mechanisms for the robot.
- Industry Certification in CAD or Programming is available
- Participate in the FIRST Robotics competition in the spring.
- Participate in the fundraising and promotion of the team during outside school hours.
- Learn about advanced topics in robotics and STEM fields via guest speakers and field trips.
The project-based curriculum teaches the design process in an engaging, hands-on manner to help teachers challenge, motivate, and inspire their students. By moving students through an actual engineering project, students quickly understand the relevance of what they are learning. The curriculum is created to ensure that students with varying learning styles and levels can accomplish the lesson goals.
- Loveland High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
- Project Lead the Way
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Introduction to Engineering Design or Principles of Engineering
Fee: $30 per semester
In Aerospace Engineering, students will:
- Apply scientific and engineering concepts.
- Design materials and processes that directly measure, repair, and improve systems in different environments.
- Utilize a wind tunnel to test the aerodynamic lift and drag of objects.
- Explore rocketry design principles.
See the Project Lead the Way pages for the complete course listings.
- Mountain View High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
Credit: 1.0 Career Pathway Elective
Recommended: Technical Drawing
Fee: $15 per semester
In Architectural Drawing, students will:
- Draw and read residence plans.
- Practice application of construction principles and local building codes relating to residential design and planning.
- Draw typical sheets in residential plans, including a site plan, floor plan, foundation plan, elevations, and section details.
- Utilize computer-aided drafting (CAD) techniques for design.
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Fee: $25 per semester
In Construction 1, students will:
- Learn safety, problem solving, machine and tool use, and drawing interpretation.
- Be exposed to practical skills used in building and carpentry trades.
- Develop interest for a lifetime hobby and have fun.
- Mountain View High School
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
Credit: 0.5 Applied Arts/CTE
Fee: $25 per semester
In Construction 1, students will:
- Learn safety, problem solving, machine and tool use, and drawing interpretation.
- Be exposed to practical skills used in building and carpentry trades.
- Develop interest for a lifetime hobby and have fun.
- Berthoud High School
- Loveland High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
Credit: 0.5 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Construction 1
Fee: $25 per semester
In Construction 2, students will:
- Build upon information and activities presented in Construction 1.
- Choose projects to expand their woodworking abilities.
- Be expected to design, research, construct, and evaluate each project.
- Be involved in a mass production unit which will expose them to the free enterprise system.
- Use various alternative materials.
- Berthoud High School
- Loveland High School
- Mountain View High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
Credit: 0.5 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Construction 1
Fee: $25 per semester
In Construction 2, students will:
- Build upon information and activities presented in Construction 1.
- Choose projects to expand their woodworking abilities.
- Be expected to design, research, construct, and evaluate each project.
- Be involved in a mass production unit which will expose them to the free enterprise system.
- Use various alternative materials.
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
Credit: 0.5 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Construction 1
Fee: $25 per semester
In Construction 2, students will:
- Build upon information and activities presented in Construction 1.
- Choose projects to expand their woodworking abilities.
- Be expected to design, research, construct, and evaluate each project.
- Be involved in a mass production unit which will expose them to the free enterprise system.
- Use various alternative materials.
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
- Project Lead the Way
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Introduction to Engineering Design and Principles of Engineering
Fee: $30 per semester
In Engineering Design and Development, students will:
- Work in teams.
- Work with mentors.
- Research, design, and construct solutions to engineering problems.
- Integrate science, technology, engineering, and math to design solutions.
See the Project Lead the Way pages for the complete course listings.
- Mountain View High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
- Project Lead the Way
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Fee: $30 per semester
In Engineering Your World, students will:
- Utilize the design process to analyze requirements, generate concepts, develop designs, and verify performance.
- Test and redesign structures for human safety.
- Engage in reverse engineering and redesign.
- Conduct risk analysis and systems engineering.
- Develop an understanding of automation and control systems.
See the Project Lead the Way pages for more course information.
- Business and Marketing – Computer and Digital Technologies
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
- Project Lead the Way
Credit: 0.5 Applied Arts/CTE
Learn to provide a practical introduction to the work environment through direct contact with professionals in the community. The content should include, but not be limited to, the following: discussion of professional job requirements, awareness and knowledge of career opportunities, building vocabulary appropriate to the area of professional interest, development of decision-making skills, and development of personal and educational job-related skills
- Berthoud High School
- Loveland High School
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Mathematics
Credit: 1.0 Math
Recommended: Algebra 1
Fee: $30 per semester
Students must also register for Construction (Geometry in Construction) (8314, 8315).
In Geometry in Construction, students will:
- Be exposed to construction careers such as engineering, architecture, construction management, interior design, landscape architecture, and surveying.
- Learn safety, problem-solving, tool use, and drawing interpretation.
- Understand the interrelation of geometry in construction.
- Use and coordinate geometry in the study of area, perimeter, volume, transformations, congruence, and functions.
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Algebra 1
Fee: $30 per semester
Students must also register for Geometry (Geometry in Construction) (2024, 2025).
In Geometry in Construction, students will:
- Be exposed to construction careers such as engineering, architecture, construction management, interior design, landscape architecture, and surveying.
- Learn safety, problem-solving, tool use, and drawing interpretation.
- Understand the interrelation of geometry in construction.
- Use and coordinate geometry in the study of area, perimeter, volume, transformations, congruence, and functions.
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
- Project Lead the Way
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Fee: $30 per semester
In Introduction to Engineering Design, students will:
- Use 3-D computer modeling software.
- Learn the design process.
- Solve design problems.
- Develop, analyze, and create product models.
- Be introduced to 3-D rapid prototyping.
See the Project Lead the Way pages for the complete course listings.
- Berthoud High School
- Mountain View High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
- Industrial Technology – Manufacturing
Credit: 0.5 Applied Arts/CTE
Fee: $15 per semester
In Invention and Design, students will:
- Be introduced to basic design procedures for graphic communications.
- Develop basic skills in sketching, lettering, instrument use, and learn industry conventions.
- Use and care for basic drafting tools and instruments.
- Explore careers related to this field of study.
- Be introduced to computer-aided drafting (CAD).
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Manufacturing
- Industrial Technology – Welding
Credit: 0.5 Applied Arts/CTE
Fee: $15 per semester
In Manufacturing 1, students will:
- Complete projects and activities.
- Develop knowledge of manufacturing safety, history, trends, research, design, materials, processes, tools, and machines.
- Develop knowledge and basic skills involving CNC machine operation.
- Develop knowledge and basic skills involving robotic machine operation.
- Develop an understanding of electric arc welding and oxy-acetylene gas welding through practice.
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Manufacturing
- Industrial Technology – Welding
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Manufactoring 1 or Geometry in Construction
Fee: $15 per semester
In Manufacturing 2, students will:
- Complete projects using various manufacturing techniques.
- Build intermediate skills involving manufacturing techniques.
- Rotate through various activities involving manufacturing technologies.
- Develop intermediate skills involving CNC machine operation.
- Develop intermediate skills involving robotic machine operation.
- Develop an understanding of electric arc welding and oxy-acetylene gas welding through practice.
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Manufacturing
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts / CTE – Manufacturing Processes, Entrepreneurship and Design
Fee: $15 per semester
In Manufacturing, students will:
- Learn how to carry out an order from selling to graphic design to shirt production.
- Engage in other projects that may include working in wood/metal shops, laser engraving, 3-D printing, and sublimating.
- Loveland High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
- Project Lead the Way
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Intoduction to Engineering Design
Fee: $15 per semester
In Principles of Engineering, students will:
- Explore technology systems.
- Explore engineering processes.
- Discover how math, science, and technology help people.
- Explore the use of 3-D rapid prototyping in the design process.
- Explore a broad range of engineering topics, including mechanisms, the strength of structures and materials, and automation.
- Develop skills in problem solving, research, and design while learning strategies for the design process, documentation, collaboration, and presentation.
- Berthoud High School
- Mountain View High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Invention and Design or Geometry in Construction
Fee: $15 per semester
In Technical Drawing, students will:
- Review manual drawing, sketching, lettering, and industry conventions.
- Develop use of computer-aided drafting (CAD) tools and design techniques.
- Make mechanical drawings, including multi-views, pictorials, sections, and auxiliaries.
- Utilize basic rules of dimensioning and drawing annotation.
- Complete a major design project.
- Learn how drafting skills are valuable in manufacturing, building trades, graphic design, and engineering or architecture.
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Transportation/Automotive
Credit: 0.5 Applied Arts/CTE
Fee: $15 per semester
In Transportation 1, students will:
- Develop basic knowledge and complete activities related to the concepts and applications of transportation systems that serve society.
- Explore transportation history, careers, energy sources, power systems, and transportation systems.
- Develop a basic knowledge of ground, marine, air, and space transportation systems.
- Work in teams to complete projects.
- Develop basic knowledge of automotive technologies.
- Thompson Valley High School
- IB Career-ready Programme (CP)
- IB Diploma Programme (DP)
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Architecture and Construction
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
- Industrial Technology – Manufacturing
- Science
Credit: 1.0 Science and/or Applied Arts
Grades 11, 12
The IB Design Technology SL course focuses on developing students' understanding of design processes, material properties, engineering principles, and the role of technology in shaping solutions to real-world problems. Through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical application, students learn how to identify design challenges, conduct research, generate creative solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness. The course emphasizes sustainability, innovation, and systems thinking, encouraging students to consider the social, environmental, and ethical implications of their designs. Students gain hands-on experience with a variety of tools, technologies, and design methodologies, preparing them for further study or careers in fields such as engineering, architecture, product design, and technology development.
Throughout the course, students complete both individual and collaborative design projects, culminating in a final assessment that includes a major design project and external examinations. The course fosters creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, aligning with the IB's core aims of developing international-mindedness and a holistic approach to learning.
- Loveland High School
- Business and Marketing – Computer and Digital Technologies
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Fee: $20 per semester
- Understand fundamental engineering concepts.
- Employ the engineering design cycle through inquiry.
- Understand basic physics and physical science concepts.
- Use programming, computer science, and artificial intelligence related to robotics.
- Engage in teamwork and collaboration.
- Participate in robotics competitions.
- Learn about the robotics industry.
The project-based curriculum teaches the design process in an engaging, hands-on manner to help teachers challenge, motivate, and inspire their students. By moving students through an actual engineering project, students quickly understand the relevance of what they are learning. The curriculum is created to ensure that students with varying learning styles and levels can accomplish the lesson goals. No prior robotics experience is required; beginners are able to advance sequentially through the units to gradually increase their knowledge and skill level.
- Loveland High School
- Business and Marketing – Computer and Digital Technologies
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Industrial Science and Technology
- Industrial Technology – Engineering Technology
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Recommended: Instructor approval and have 1-year experience on the team
Fee: $20 per semester
- Participate in the regular robotics class as student leaders and cover all the requirements in that course.
- Lead, train, and mentor a small group of peers as the Design, Build, Programming, Electronics, or Fundraising/Marketing Captains. Students will have to apply, interview, and be hired for these positions.
- Attend weekly leadership meetings to create goals, plan the sub-team teaching sessions, and discuss team dynamics.
- Attend special events outside of school hours as a representative of the Robotics team.
- Be taught different leadership skills throughout the year.
- Be able to be selected as the Main Team Captains who help organize and run the team with the instructor.
- Loveland High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Auto 1 explores automotive industry standards and terminology, career opportunities and classifications, shop operations and safety, tool identification and usage, diagnostic equipment identification and usage, automotive systems, tires and wheels, hydraulic braking systems, cooling systems, lubrication systems, and preventative maintenance. Also included is the basic operation of automotive braking systems—operation, diagnosis, and basic repair of the disc, drum, and basic hydraulic braking systems. The basics of electrical systems, electronic systems, batteries, starting systems, charging systems, lighting systems, electrical instruments and accessories, and ignition systems will also be studied. This course focuses on the diagnosis and service of suspensions and steering systems and their components. Students who successfully complete all Auto courses will have the knowledge needed to pass the ASE certification exam for Auto 1. Students who pass the exam and meet the work-based requirement will be eligible and encouraged to enter the workforce as an ASE Certified Technician.
- Thompson Valley High School
- Industrial Science and Technology
Credit: 1.0 Applied Arts/CTE
Auto 2 prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain many types of automobiles at a beginner to intermediate level. This course builds on concepts learned in Auto 1. Students receive instruction on basic automobile maintenance requirements, specific tool uses, and safety procedures. Inspection and repair of automotive systems is stressed in the areas of brakes, electrical, suspension, fuel, emissions and tune up procedures.
- Thompson Valley High School