Industrial Arts - Woods:
8th Grade (or 1st semester)
This course concerns learning woodworking, technology, and vocational skills. It will include craftsmanship, identifying tools, tool use and safety, and project planning. Students will expand ideas, learn to use various materials, how to do some steps of construction, and finishing projects.
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Units |
Areas of Focus |
Assessment Tools |
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Tool and shop safety |
General safety |
Physical and paper tests, and lecture notes |
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Tool names uses and safety |
Tool identification and specific safety |
Physical and paper tests |
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Measuring techniques |
Ability to measure, and add fractions, with accuracy |
In class assignments and project based learning |
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Sketching / Drawing |
Ability to visually document/represent projects |
In class assignment and project based learning |
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Fasteners/ fastening techniques |
Student must have specific knowledge of these abilities |
In class observation on projects |
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Types and uses for wood |
Knowledge of types of wood and their applications |
Lecture notes, observations of projects |
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Project planning and Construction techniques |
Ability to plan and think |
Observation of projects and need to |
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CO2 powered car |
Understanding concepts such as friction, air resistance, mass versus weight, and how they apply to a Co2 powered car. |
Car rubric based on 5 factors, appearance, weight, speed, aerodynamics, and alignment. |
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Paper rocket |
Understanding concepts such as pneumatic pressure, airflow over rudders, the advantage of spin and gyroscopic force. |
Rubric based on appearance, distance, and design concepts. |
9th Grade (or second semester)
This course is concerns learning woodworking, technology and vocational skills. It will include craftsmanship, identifying tools, tool use and safety, and project planning. Students will expand ideas learn to use various materials, how to do some steps of construction and finishing projects.
|
Units |
Areas of Focus |
Assessment Tools |
|
|
|
|
Tool and shop safety |
General safety |
Tests, lecture and notes |
|
Tool names uses and safety |
Tool identification and specific safety |
Physical and paper tests |
|
Measuring techniques |
Ability to measure, and add fractions, with accuracy |
In class assignments and project based learning |
|
Sketching / Drawing |
Ability to visually document/represent projects |
In class assignment and project based learning |
|
Fasteners/ fastening techniques |
Student must have specific knowledge of these abilities |
In class observation on projects |
|
Types and uses for wood |
Knowledge of types of wood and their applications |
Lecture notes, observations of projects |
|
Project planning and Construction techniques |
Ability to plan and think |
Observation of projects and need to |
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Solar powered car |
Understanding concepts such as conversion of energy, electrical circuits, gear ratios |
Rubric based on speed, design, appearance, alignment and weight. |