Free Crash Course Engineering Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide

Preview the complete 12-week Crash Course Engineering curriculum structure before choosing an episode bundle or the full curriculum.

This FREE Educator Planning Guide maps all 46 instructional episodes into 12 weeks and four concept-based units. It explains weekly assessment placement, optional cumulative unit checkpoints, the Week 12 synthesis/application sequence, the cumulative Final, regular and compressed pacing, print/digital workflows, and flexible implementation.

Planning guide only: this free product does not include the 46 episode lesson sets, student worksheets, Google Forms quizzes, weekly assessments, unit assessments, cumulative Final, two Week 12 synthesis/application lesson files, or Student Syllabus.

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Paid Episode Bundles

• #01-#12 episode lesson set
• #13-#23 episode lesson set
• #24-#34 episode lesson set
• #35-#46 episode lesson set

Course Architecture Preview

• 12 instructional weeks / 60 required course days
• Unit 1: Engineering Foundations, Disciplines & Physical Laws (#01-12)
• Unit 2: Transport Phenomena, Materials & Functional Materials (#13-24)
• Unit 3: Engineering Systems, Risk, Sustainability & Advanced Technology (#25-36)
• Unit 4: Integrated Design, Infrastructure & Engineering Futures (#37-46)
• W01-W11 required weekly Day-5 assessment rhythm; W12 retained as an optional flexible bank
• U01-U04 optional cumulative unit checkpoints
• Week 12 Days 3-4: two robust synthesis/application lessons
• Week 12 Day 5: cumulative Final

New Optional Video Companion (used with YouTube)

Use the free Classroom Video Guide Companion Chrome extension with these resources to automatically pause YouTube at question timestamps and display prompts during viewing. It can make whole-class, small-group, and independent video lessons easier to facilitate. The resources work normally without the extension.

Implementation Uses

• Regular 12-week sequence
• Compressed or summer-school pacing
• Credit recovery or long-term substitute planning
• Modular week/unit use in engineering, STEM, physical science, or technology courses
• Print, digital, Google Classroom, and mixed workflows

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the complete curriculum?
No. This free download is the Educator Planning Guide only. It previews the structure and implementation of the complete curriculum.

Are the videos included?
No. The planning guide and related curriculum resources are designed for use with publicly available Crash Course Engineering videos on YouTube.

Does the curriculum replace a district engineering program?
No. It is a structured supplemental curriculum built around the Crash Course Engineering video sequence. Teachers can add local labs, projects, design challenges, and district-required assessments.

Independent resource notice: This independent educator-created resource is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or authorized by Crash Course or Complexly. Videos are not included and are accessed separately on YouTube.