COURSE CODE: 8454

Inventions and Innovations

SCED Code: 21099
Virginia Extended Description: 9
Suggested Grade Level: 6, 7, 8
Duration: 9 Weeks
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: TSA

Students apply the engineering design process to plan, build, and communicate inventions or innovations that address contemporary technological problems facing them, their community, and the world. This hands-on course allows students to apply creativity and innovation that emphasizes working in teams and the safe use of technological and engineering tools and equipment.

Note: Completer sequences and certifications do not apply.

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Engineering and Technology
  • Aerospace Engineer
  • Aerospace Engineering Technician
  • Agricultural Engineer
  • Architect
  • Assembler
  • Biomedical Engineer
  • Chemical Engineer
  • Civil Engineer
  • Civil Engineering Technician
  • Commercial and Industrial Designer
  • Computer Hardware Engineer
  • Computer Programmer
  • Computer Software Engineer
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Electrical Engineering Technician
  • Electro-Mechanical Technician
  • Electronics Engineering Technician
  • Engineer
  • Engineering Manager
  • Engineering Technician
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Human Factors Engineer
  • Industrial Engineer
  • Industrial Engineering Technician
  • Landscape Architect
  • Machine Setter, Operator
  • Manufacturing Systems Engineer
  • Marine Engineer
  • Materials Engineer
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Mechanical Engineering Technician
  • Network Systems and Data Communication Analyst
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrator
  • Nuclear Engineer
  • Petroleum Engineer
  • Power Systems Engineer
  • Production, Planning, Expediting Clerk
  • Project Manager
  • Quality Engineer
  • Quality Technician
  • Statistician
  • Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk
  • Systems Analyst
  • Technical Writer
  • Telecommunications Specialist
  • Transportation Manager
Science and Mathematics
  • Animal Nutritionist
  • Animal Scientist
  • Atmospheric Scientist
  • Biologist
  • Botanist
  • Ecologist
  • Economist
  • Environmental Scientist
  • Geoscientist
  • Hydrologist
  • Materials Scientist
  • Oceanographer
  • Plant Biologist
  • Plant Breeder and Geneticist
  • Plant Pathologist
  • Research Chemist
  • Secondary School Teacher
  • Technical Writer
  • Toxicologist
  • Veterinarian
  • Veterinary Assistant

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