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Mechanical Design I
Engineering · Texas TEKS
| Strand | Standard ID | Standard Statement | Covered? | CLX Match List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Student Discusses Ethics Pertaining To Engineering. The Student Is Expected To Iden... | 1.1.1 | The student discusses ethics pertaining to engineering. The student is expected to identify and discuss the importance of professionalism, standards of conduct, and ethics as defined by the Texas Engineering Practice Act and rules concerning the practice of engineering and surveying | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles : IAFV: 02 Preparations • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles : IAFV: 02 Preparations • Open Textbooks : Nursing Fundamentals : Nursing Fundamentals Ch 01: Scope of Practice • Open Textbooks : Nursing Fundamentals : Nursing Fundamentals Ch 01: Scope of Practice • Certify ED : Medical Assistant : Medical Assistant - Unit 40 - Legal Standards and Medication Safety |
| 2. The Student Understands That There Are Different Stages Of The Engineering Design Proce... | 2.1.1 | explain the importance of defining an engineering problem as an initial step in the engineering design process | ✅ | • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 03-04 • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 03-04 • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 05-06 • STEM Advancement Inc. : Introduction to STEM : Introduction to STEM 2: Engineering Design Process and Keeping a Log Book • Certify ED : Fundamentals of Robotics (Video & VR) : Fundamentals of Robotics - Unit 05 - Robotics Hardware: Components, Design, and Sensors |
| 2.1.2 | describe the research stage of the engineering design process | ✅ | • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 03-04 • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 03-04 • Open Textbooks : Adaptive Apparel Design : Adaptive Apparel Design • Open Textbooks : Adaptive Apparel Design : Adaptive Apparel Design • Open Textbooks : Adaptive Apparel Design : Adaptive Apparel Design | |
| 2.1.3 | define ideation and conceptualization and discuss the role these processes play in innovation and problem solving | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Adaptive Apparel Design : Adaptive Apparel Design • Open Textbooks : Adaptive Apparel Design : Adaptive Apparel Design • Open Textbooks : Integrating AI in Business Ed : Integrating AI in Business Ed: 2. Design & Development using AI • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 24 - Workflow Efficiency and Templates • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 09 - Design Elements, Principles, and Creativity | |
| 2.1.4 | explain the processes of selecting an idea or concept for detailed prototype design, development, and testing | ✅ | • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 03-04 • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 03-04 • Open Textbooks : Adaptive Apparel Design : Adaptive Apparel Design • Open Textbooks : Adaptive Apparel Design : Adaptive Apparel Design • Pointful Education : WearTech: Wearable Technologies : WearTech 04: Product Design of Wearables | |
| 2.1.5 | describe the purpose of non-technical drawings, technical drawings, models, and prototypes in designing a solution to an engineering problem | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Architectural Design I : Architecture_01 Arch 01: Basic Drafting • Pointful Education : Architectural Design I : Architecture_01 Arch 14: Three-Dimensional Drawing Part II • Open Textbooks : Intro to AutoCAD 3D : Intro to AutoCAD 3D: 02 Part 2 • Open Textbooks : Intro to AutoCAD 3D : Intro to AutoCAD 3D: 04 Part 4 • Open Textbooks : Intro to AutoCAD 3D : Intro to AutoCAD 3D: 06 Part 6 | |
| 2.1.6 | describe the process of relevant experimental design, conducting tests, collecting data, and analyzing data to evaluate potential solutions | ✅ | • Certify ED : Biotechnology (Video & VR) : Biotechnology - Unit 03 - Scientific Method: Experimental Design, Data Analysis, and Hypothesis Testing • Core-LX : Intro Stats : Intro Stats - Chapter 01: Sampling and Data • Certify ED : Biotechnology (Video & VR) : Biotechnology - Unit 03 - Scientific Method: Experimental Design, Data Analysis, and Hypothesis Testing • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 02: Collecting and Preparing Data • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 03: Descriptive Statistics | |
| 2.1.7 | explain how the engineering design process is iterative and the role reflection plays in developing an optimized engineering solution; | ✅ | • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 03-04 • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 03-04 • Open Textbooks : Integrating AI in Business Ed : Integrating AI in Business Ed: 2. Design & Development using AI • Pointful Education : Architectural Design II : Architecture_02 02: Basic Architectural Drawings Part II • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 28 - Business Media and Problem-Solving | |
| 2.1.8 | describe the purpose of effective communication of the engineering solution as obtained through the engineering design process to various audiences | ✅ | • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 10: Reporting Results • OpenStax : English I : 8.4 Lesson 8.4: Presenting Research (pending) • Open Textbooks : Working in the Food Service Industry : CUL07: CH04: Workplace Communication and Teamwork • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Architecture : Introduction to Architecture • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Architecture : Introduction to Architecture | |
| 3. The Student Explores And Develops Skills To Solve Problems, Make Decisions, And Manage ... | 3.1.1 | discuss strategies for managing time, setting deadlines, and prioritizing to accomplish goals | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : Construction Project Management (pending) • Pointful Education : Project Management : ProjMgmt 01: Introduction to Project Management • Pointful Education : Project Management : ProjMgmt 06: Executing and Controlling Traditional Plan-Based Projects • Pointful Education : Agriscience II : Agriscience_02 06: Agribusiness • TPC : TPC Maintenance Supervisor : 904 Improving Performance in Maintenance |
| 3.1.2 | identify constraints and describe the importance of planning around constraints, including budgets, resources, and materials | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : Construction Project Management (pending) • Core-LX : Manufacturing (Iowa State Gap) : MRP and Production Scheduling (pending) • Core-LX : Accounting I (Virginia State Gap) : Professional Ethics, GAAP & Payroll Accounting (pending) • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Building Construction Management : CON 02 Fundamentals of Building Construction Management 16: Risk and Contract Management • Open Textbooks : Basic Kitchen and Food Service Management : 05: Budget and Business Planning | |
| 3.1.3 | define milestones and deliverables and explain the advantages of dividing a large project into smaller milestones and deliverables | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : Construction Project Management (pending) • Pointful Education : Project Management : ProjMgmt 01: Introduction to Project Management • Pointful Education : Project Management : ProjMgmt 06: Executing and Controlling Traditional Plan-Based Projects • Core-LX : Manufacturing (Iowa State Gap) : MRP and Production Scheduling (pending) • Core-LX : NCCER Project Management : Earned Value Management (pending) | |
| 3.1.4 | identify different types of communication and explain how different types of communication lead to successful teamwork on a shared project in a professional setting; | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition : Fundamentals of Business: Chapter 01 Teamwork in Business • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition : Fundamentals of Business: Chapter 12 Managing Human Resources • Core-LX : NCCER Project Management : Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (pending) • Core-LX : NCCER 37 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution NCCER Project Management : NCCER 37 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution NCCER Project Management • Lifelong Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills - Communication | |
| 3.1.5 | identify strategies to solve problems and describe how problem solving is utilized to accomplish personal and team objectives | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 28 - Business Media and Problem-Solving • Open Textbooks : Working in the Food Service Industry : CUL07: CH05: Organization and Self-Management • OpenStax : Elementary Algebra 2e : 3.1 Use a Problem-Solving Strategy (pending) • OpenStax : Prealgebra 2e : 9.1 Use a Problem Solving Strategy (pending) • OpenStax : Elementary Algebra 2e : 3.6 Solve Applications with Linear Inequalities (pending) | |
| 4. Collaboration. The Student Develops Teamwork Skills. The Student Is Expected To: | 4.1.1 | discuss principles of critique such as describing, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 08: Analyzing Communication Scenarios • OpenStax : English I : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Discussion & Collaboration Skills (pending) |
| 4.1.2 | identify and demonstrate teamwork skills such as sensemaking where a team member recognizes another team member who requires additional clarity and then addresses the team member by providing clarity | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition : Fundamentals of Business: Chapter 01 Teamwork in Business • Certify ED : Early Childhood Education (Video & VR) : Early Childhood Education - Unit 10 - Professional Skills and Dispositions • Gittel Grant : Unit 4: Robotics and Automation : Unit 4: Robotics and Automation: Lesson 19-20 | |
| 4.1.3 | identify methods for structuring projects such as Gantt charts, work breakdown structure, Agile, and critical path method; | ✅ | • Core-LX : NCCER Project Management : CPM Scheduling and Network Diagrams (pending) • Pointful Education : Project Management : ProjMgmt 05: Traditional Plan-Based Methodologies and Scheduling • Core-LX : NCCER 38 - CPM Scheduling and Network Diagrams NCCER Project Management : NCCER 38 - CPM Scheduling and Network Diagrams NCCER Project Management | |
| 4.1.4 | discuss the importance of contributing to positive and productive group dynamics to enhance teamwork | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition : Fundamentals of Business: Chapter 01 Teamwork in Business • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition : Fundamentals of Business: Chapter 01 Teamwork in Business • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition : Fundamentals of Business: Chapter 01 Teamwork in Business • Pointful Education : Project Management : ProjMgmt 09: Agile Projects Part III • Pointful Education : Project Management : ProjMgmt 09: Agile Projects Part III | |
| 5. Documentation. The Student Documents Information Gathered And Interpretation Developed ... | 5.1.1 | create documents such as executive summaries, reverse engineering forms, test reports, failure documents, system black box models, engineering notebooks, and drawing packages aligned with professional industry standards | ✅ | • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 10: Reporting Results • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 10: Reporting Results • Core-LX : NCCER Construction Technology L1 : Construction Sequence and Trade Coordination (pending) • Open Textbooks : Be the Boss of Your Career: A Complete Guide for Students & Grads : Be the Boss of Your Career: CH 02 - Revitalize Your Job Search Documents • Core-LX : ELA English I : ELA English 1: Unit 05 Author’s Purpose & Craft |
| 5.1.2 | select the document format to communicate essential information to identified stakeholders; | ✅ | • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 10: Reporting Results • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 10: Reporting Results • OpenStax : English II : 5.2 Lesson 5.2: Text Structure & Graphic Features (pending) • Core-LX : ELA English I : ELA English 1: Unit 05 Author’s Purpose & Craft | |
| 5.1.3 | explain and justify the structure and sequence of how information is presented in engineering documents | ✅ | • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 10: Reporting Results • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 10: Reporting Results • OpenStax : English II : 5.2 Lesson 5.2: Text Structure & Graphic Features (pending) • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 06 • Core-LX : ELA English I : ELA English 1: Unit 05 Author’s Purpose & Craft | |
| 6. Applications For Mechanical Design. The Student Examines Domestic, Commercial, And Indu... | 6.1.1 | explain applications of mechanical design in various industries, including medical, aeronautical, automotive, naval, and robotics industries | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles : IAFV: 03 Design Aspects of Flight Vehicles • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles : IAFV: 03 Design Aspects of Flight Vehicles • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles : IAFV: 03 Design Aspects of Flight Vehicles • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles : IAFV: 03 Design Aspects of Flight Vehicles • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles : IAFV: 03 Design Aspects of Flight Vehicles |
| 6.1.2 | research and identify commercial applications for mechanical design such as heating and cooling systems and robotics; | ✅ | • Teach Construction : Green Building: Building Science Principles : Green Building: Building Science Principles - 04 Mechanical Systems • Teach Construction : Green Building: Building Science Principles : Green Building: Building Science Principles - 04 Mechanical Systems • TPC : TPC Energy Conservation : 378 Heating/Cooling System Efficiency • TPC : TPC Energy Conservation : 378 Heating/Cooling System Efficiency • Certify ED : HVAC 1 (Video & VR) : HVAC 1 - Unit 06 - Heat Pumps and Refrigeration Systems | |
| 6.1.3 | identify and discuss household items that are impacted by mechanical design such as environmental controls, refrigerators, washing machines, and clothes dryers | ✅ | • Teach Construction : Green Building: Building Science Principles : Green Building: Building Science Principles - 04 Mechanical Systems • Teach Construction : Green Building: Building Science Principles : Green Building: Building Science Principles - 04 Mechanical Systems • TPC : TPC Energy Conservation : 378 Heating/Cooling System Efficiency • Pointful Education : Cloud Technologies and the Internet of Things : CLOUD 03: Internet of Things at Home • Certify ED : HVAC 1 (Video & VR) : HVAC 1 - Unit 06 - Heat Pumps and Refrigeration Systems | |
| 7. Mechanisms. The Student Investigates And Understands Mechanisms That Convert Motion Suc... | 7.1.1 | create virtual models of physical mechanisms using appropriate tools | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : ASVAB Mechanical: Gears, Springs, and Cams (pending) |
| 7.1.2 | predict how different inputs affect the motion of a mechanism such as gears and linkages and compare the predictions with physical models | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : ASVAB Mechanical: Gears, Springs, and Cams (pending) | |
| 7.1.3 | classify mechanisms into different types such as gears, belts, threaded elements, linkages, or linear actuators; | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : ASVAB Mechanical: Gears, Springs, and Cams (pending) | |
| 7.1.4 | explain how changes in the dimensions of a mechanism influence the relationship between input and output | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : ASVAB Mechanical: Gears, Springs, and Cams (pending) | |
| 8. Reverse Engineering. The Student Systematically Disassembles And Analyzes A System To I... | 8.1.1 | use appropriate simple tools and methods to disassemble consumer products such as can openers, mixers, or drills | ✅ | • CLX : Automotive Basics : Service and Safety: Tools and Equipment • Core-LX : Residential Carpentry : 03 Hand Tools • Core-LX : Residential Carpentry : 04 Hand Power Tools • Certify ED : Companion Animals : Companion Animals: 04. Handling, Grooming & Behavioral Care • TPC : TPC Industrial Fundamentals : 107 Hand Tools |
| 8.1.2 | document the reverse engineering process using appropriate documentation tools and methods | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Early Childhood Education II : EarlyChildEd_02 03: Observation and Recording Methods and the History of School-Age Childcare • Pointful Education : Early Childhood Education II : EarlyChildEd_02 03: Observation and Recording Methods and the History of School-Age Childcare • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 10: Reporting Results • FTTS Publisher : Event Reporting : Event Reporting • Certify ED : Emergency Medical Response (Video&VR) : Emergency Medical Response - Unit 38 - EMS Documentation and Professionalism | |
| 8.1.3 | identify mechanisms of a product such as drive systems and gears and how their function contributes to the overall function of the product | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : ASVAB Mechanical: Gears, Springs, and Cams (pending) • TPC : TPC Industrial Hydraulics : 1002 Introductory - Mobile Hydraulics • TPC : TPC Process Control Instrumentation : 279 Final Control Elements • Teach Construction : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof: 03 Headers • Teach Construction : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof: 08 Floor Framing | |
| 8.1.4 | identify elements of a product such as housings, covers, and controls and how their attributes contribute to the product | ✅ | • Teach Construction : Introduction to Painting : Intro to Painting: Rollers • Teach Construction : Introduction to Painting : Intro to Painting: Spackling • Certify ED : Companion Animals : Companion Animals: 04. Handling, Grooming & Behavioral Care • Open Textbooks : Barbering Techniques for Hairstylists : Barbering Techniques for Hairstylists: 02 Barbering Tools and Products • Teach Construction : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof: 02 Wall Framing Elements | |
| 8.1.5 | use appropriate measurement tools and methods to capture and document information about the sub-assemblies and components in a product | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Machine Shop VESL : Machine Shop VESL: 05 Precision Measurement • Open Textbooks : Machine Shop VESL : Machine Shop VESL: 05 Precision Measurement • TPC : TPC Process Control Instrumentation : 274 Force, Weight, and Motion Measurement • TPC : TPC Process Control Instrumentation : 274 Force, Weight, and Motion Measurement • Open Textbooks : Cheese Making Technology : AG 07: Cheese Making Technology Book: 02. Process and Quality Control Procedures | |
| 8.1.6 | identify and evaluate the choice of particular materials in the elements of a product | ✅ | • Teach Construction : Basic Tools and Materials in Construction : Basic Tools and Materials: Wood-based Materials • Teach Construction : Green Building: Building Science Principles : Green Building: Building Science Principles - 04 Mechanical Systems • TPC : TPC Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Training : 438 Air Handling Systems • TPC : TPC Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Training : 438 Air Handling Systems • TPC : TPC Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Training : 432 Refrigerants and Refrigerant Oils | |
| 8.1.7 | identify and evaluate the choice of the process used to manufacture the element of a product; | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Training : 438 Air Handling Systems • TPC : TPC Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Training : 438 Air Handling Systems • TPC : TPC Welding Online Training : 416 Blueprint Reading for Welders • Pointful Education : Building Maintenance Technologies II : BuildMTII02: Drafting and Federal Codes • TPC : TPC Building & Grounds Maintenance : 374 Locks and Key Systems | |
| 8.1.8 | identify and evaluate the choice of the process to assemble a product | ✅ | • Teach Construction : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof: 08 Floor Framing • Teach Construction : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof : Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof: 02 Wall Framing Elements • TPC : TPC Process Control Instrumentation : 273 Pressure Measurement • TPC : TPC Building & Grounds Maintenance : 374 Locks and Key Systems • TPC : TPC Welding Online Training : 416 Blueprint Reading for Welders | |
| 9. Manufacturing. The Student Identifies Different Manufacturing Processes Such As Stampin... | 9.1.1 | explain and compare common manufacturing processes such as stamping, casting, injection molding, and machining | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Industrial Fundamentals : 105 Metals in the Plant |
| 9.1.2 | identify and describe stamping manufacturing process elements such as press, tool, and blank and process steps such as shearing, bending, and perforating | ❌ | no genuine match | |
| 9.1.3 | identify and describe injection molding elements such as hopper, heater, platen, and mold and process steps such as heating and injecting | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Industrial Fundamentals : 106 Non-Metals in the Plant | |
| 9.1.4 | identify and describe casting elements such as mold, furnace, parting plane, sprue, and gate and process steps such as heating, pouring, cooling, and removal | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Industrial Fundamentals : 105 Metals in the Plant | |
| 9.1.5 | identify and describe sintering elements such as mold, furnace, binder, and powder and process steps such as heating, pressing, cooling, and post-processing | ❌ | no genuine match | |
| 9.1.6 | identify and describe material removal elements such as workpiece, tool, jigs, and fixtures; the machine used such as mill, lathe, or drill; and process steps such as holding, locating, and cutting | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Machine Shop Practices : 323 Machine Shop Job Analysis • TPC : TPC Machine Shop Practices : 323 Machine Shop Job Analysis • Open Textbooks : Machine Shop Fundamentals : Machine Shop Fundamentals: 03 Milling Machines • Open Textbooks : Machine Shop Fundamentals : Machine Shop Fundamentals: 03 Milling Machines | |
| 9.1.7 | identify and describe assembly process elements such as jigs and fixtures, tolerances, fasteners, and tools and related process steps such as locating, holding, joining, and automating; | ✅ | • Teach Construction : Basic Tools & Materials for Carpentry and Construction : Fasteners • Teach Construction : Basic Tools & Materials for Carpentry and Construction : Fasteners • Teach Construction : Basic Tools & Materials for Carpentry and Construction : Fasteners | |
| 9.1.8 | identify and explain which material types are appropriate for manufacturing processes such as stamping, injection molding, casting, sintering, material removal, and assembly | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Machine Shop Fundamentals : Machine Shop Fundamentals: 03 Milling Machines • TPC : TPC Industrial Fundamentals : 105 Metals in the Plant | |
| 10. Assembly. The Student Explores The Assembly Process. The Student Is Expected To: | 10.1.1 | explain the purposes of joining methods such as welding, adhesive bonding, fastening, riveting, and snap fitting | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Industrial Fundamentals : 101 Reading Blueprints • TPC : TPC Industrial Fundamentals : 101 Reading Blueprints • TPC : TPC Welding Online Training : 418 Oxyfuel Operations • TPC : TPC Welding Online Training : 418 Oxyfuel Operations • TPC : TPC Welding Online Training : 418 Oxyfuel Operations |
| 10.1.2 | evaluate the choice of joining methods found in a consumer product and generate requirements based on the evaluation; | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Architecture : Introduction to Architecture • Teach Construction : Green Building: Building Science Principles : Green Building: Building Science Principles - 04 Mechanical Systems • Open Textbooks : Principles of Managerial Accounting : Principles of Managerial Accounting: 09 Decentralized Performance Evaluation • TPC : TPC Welding Online Training : 417 Welding Principles | |
| 10.1.3 | compare different assembly strategies such as assembly line, automation versus manual, or batch versus pull | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Industrial Fundamentals : 101 Reading Blueprints • OpenStax : Introduction to Business : 10.7 Transforming the Factory Floor with Technology (pending) • TPC : TPC Process Control Systems : 281 Working with Controllers • TPC : TPC Energy Conservation : 380 Electrical Energy Conservation | |
| 11. Design. The Student Applies Appropriate Professional Design Tools. The Student Is Expec... | 11.1.1 | define industry relevant terminology, including Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Lean Manufacturing, Design of Experiments (DOE), benchmarking, reverse engineering, and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : Statistical Process Control: Control Charts and Process Capability (pending) • Core-LX : All Lessons : Lean Six Sigma: Solution Generation and Project Closure (pending) • Core-LX : NCCER Level2 Advanced : Lean Construction and Continuous Improvement (pending) • WorkForge : Introduction to Manufacturing Careers - Level 2 - WorkForge : LEA-1001 Lean Principles • WorkForge : Introduction to Manufacturing Careers - Level 2 - WorkForge : LEA-1001 Lean Principles |
| 11.1.2 | use design tools such as FMEA, Quality Functional Deployment (QFD), root cause analysis, five whys, or decision matrices to extract information about a reverse engineered product | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : Statistical Process Control: Control Charts and Process Capability (pending) • Core-LX : All Lessons : FDA Food Facility Inspections and Corrective Action Plans (pending) • Core-LX : All Lessons : Lean Six Sigma: Solution Generation and Project Closure (pending) • Core-LX : NCCER 42 - Lean Construction and Continuous Improvement NCCER Level 2 : NCCER 42 - Lean Construction and Continuous Improvement NCCER Level 2 | |
| 11.1.3 | develop an engineering requirements list to justify the selection of materials, processes, parts, and features from a reverse engineered product | ✅ | • OpenStax : Introduction to Business : 10.7 Transforming the Factory Floor with Technology (pending) • WorkForge : Aircraft Familiarization : AER-1006 Aircraft Materials • Pointful Education : LEED Green Associate : LEED 06: Materials and Resources • Pointful Education : WearTech: Wearable Technologies : WearTech 04: Product Design of Wearables • Open Textbooks : Adaptive Apparel Design : Adaptive Apparel Design | |
| 11.1.4 | identify opportunities for manufacturing and assembly improvement from a reverse engineered consumer product; | ✅ | • Core-LX : All Lessons : Lean Six Sigma: Solution Generation and Project Closure (pending) • Core-LX : NCCER Level2 Advanced : Lean Construction and Continuous Improvement (pending) • WorkForge : Introduction to Manufacturing Careers - Level 2 - WorkForge : LEA-1001 Lean Principles • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Building Construction Management : CON 02 Fundamentals of Building Construction Management 23: Introduction to Lean Construction • Core-LX : All Lessons : Construction Project Management (pending) | |
| 11.1.5 | design and conduct tests to collect information needed to understand the engineers' design decisions, including material, manufacturing process, and mechanism choices, during a reverse engineering project | ✅ | • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 03-04 • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 05-06 • Gittel Grant : Unit 4: Robotics and Automation : Unit 4: Robotics and Automation: Lesson 19-20 • Pointful Education : Agriscience I : Agriscience_01 02: Safety, Scientific and Technological Principles of Agriscience Issues • Certify ED : Fundamentals of Robotics (Video & VR) : Fundamentals of Robotics - Unit 05 - Robotics Hardware: Components, Design, and Sensors | |
| 12. Key Concepts. The Student Understands Key Concepts Of Mechanical Engineering. The Stude... | 12.1.1 | define heat transfer concepts such as conduction, convection, or radiation | ✅ | • Teach Construction : Green Building: Building Science Principles : Green Building: Building Science Principles - 01 Heat Transfer • Core-LX : Physics : Physics: 14 Heat and Heat Transfer Methods • Teach Construction : Green Building: Building Science Principles : Green Building: Building Science Principles - 01 Heat Transfer • Teach Construction : Green Building: Building Science Principles : Green Building: Building Science Principles - 01 Heat Transfer • Core-LX : Physics : Physics: 14 Heat and Heat Transfer Methods |
| 12.1.2 | define thermodynamic concepts such as systems boundary, conservation, or entropy | ✅ | • Core-LX : Chemistry 2e : Chemistry 2e: 13 Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts • Core-LX : Chemistry 2e : Chemistry 2e: 13 Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts • Core-LX : Chemistry 2e : Chemistry 2e: 13 Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts • Core-LX : Chemistry 2e : Chemistry 2e: 13 Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts | |
| 12.1.3 | define mechanics of materials concepts such as strain, stress, elasticity, brittleness, or fatigue | ✅ | • Core-LX : Physics : Physics: 05 Further Applications of Newtons Laws • TPC : TPC Process Control Instrumentation : 274 Force, Weight, and Motion Measurement • TPC : TPC Process Control Instrumentation : 274 Force, Weight, and Motion Measurement • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Earth Science, Second Edition : Intro to Earth Science: 09 Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes | |
| 12.1.4 | define dynamics concepts such as vibrations, dampening, or spring coefficients | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Energy Conservation : 379 Mechanical Energy Conservation | |
| 12.1.5 | define material concepts such as strength, hardness, metallics, polymers, or ceramics | ✅ | • WorkForge : Introduction to Manufacturing Careers - Level 2 - WorkForge : MAT-2001 Introduction to Metals • Open Textbooks : Machine Shop Fundamentals : Machine Shop Fundamentals: 03 Milling Machines • Gittel Grant : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM : Unit 1: Introduction to STEM: Lesson 13-14 | |
| 12.1.6 | define fluids concepts such as mass flow rate, viscosity, compressibility, turbulence, or boundary layer | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Process Control Instrumentation : 275 Flow Measurement • Core-LX : Physics : Physics: 12 Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications • TPC : TPC Process Control Instrumentation : 275 Flow Measurement • TPC : TPC Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Training : 438 Air Handling Systems • TPC : TPC Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Training : 438 Air Handling Systems | |
| 12.1.7 | define statics concepts such as free body diagrams, force, torque, moment, or equilibrium | ✅ | • Core-LX : Physics : Physics: 04 Dynamics, Force and Newtons Laws of Motion • Core-LX : Physics : Physics: 09 Statics and Torque • Core-LX : Physics : Physics: 09 Statics and Torque • Core-LX : Physics : Physics: 09 Statics and Torque • Core-LX : Physics : Physics: 09 Statics and Torque | |
| 12.1.8 | define controls concepts such as open loop, closed loop, or systems modeling; | ✅ | • TPC : TPC Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Training : 437 Control Systems • TPC : TPC Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Training : 437 Control Systems • TPC : TPC Process Control Systems : 282 How Control Loops Operate • TPC : 501 Introduction to Industrial Robotics : 501 Introduction to Robotics • TPC : 501 Introduction to Industrial Robotics : 501 Introduction to Robotics | |
| 12.1.9 | identify and explain the use of engineering computational tools such as computer-aided design (CAD), finite element analysis (FEA), or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) | ✅ | • Gittel Grant : Unit 5: Mechanical Engineering I : Unit 5: Mechanical Engineering I: Lesson 09-10 • Pointful Education : Architectural Design II : Architecture_02 06: Preparing Computer-Aided Drawings (CAD) Part I • Pointful Education : Architectural Design II : Architecture_02 06: Preparing Computer-Aided Drawings (CAD) Part I • Pointful Education : Architectural Design II : Architecture_02 07: Preparing Computer-Aided Drawings (CAD) Part II • Pointful Education : Architectural Design II : Architecture_02 03: Basic Computer-Aided Drafting Functions Part I |
Coverage Summary
Core-LX delivers strong coverage of this TEKS course at 97% of sub-standards aligned.
Primary publishers contributing alignment: Core-LX (57), Open Textbooks (51), TPC (48), Pointful Education (24), Teach Construction (20).
Gap-closure roadmap (2 sub-standards not yet aligned, grouped by strand):
- Strand 9. Manufacturing. The Student Identifies Different Manufacturing Processes Such As Stampin...: 2 sub-standard(s) — candidate for a focused Gap Lesson
Eligible for Gap Lesson / Gap Lab generation — coverage exceeds the 85% threshold; any remaining sub-standard gaps will be closed by auto-generated lessons in the next pipeline phase.
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