STEM-Outdoors-Lesson-4

Warm-Up #2: You are building a wooden planter box. You need the following materials, at the following costs: 2- 2"x4"x10' boards for $5.98 each, 3- 1"x6"x12' boards for $6.97 each, 1- decorative trim board for $3.49. What is your total cost of materials?

SHOP SAFETY - TOOL DEMONSTRATIONS

• Hand Tools & Power Tools

Marketing Piece

Your group will create a Marketing Piece for your project.  This marketing piece should be a 1-page flyer and will have several components, including:

• Headline

• Photographs

• Item Description

  • Features and Benefits

  • Specifications & Dimensions

• Price

• Who built it? (YOU!  Include a group picture with F&L names)

Check out the examples for an Adirondack Chair.  Use these examples to guide your marketing piece. 

Home Depot Example

Walmart Example

Amazon Example

Target Example

Marketing Piece Deadline - TBA later

Reminders about Shop Safety Training that we started in Lesson-2:

• Deadline for completion is Friday February 10, 2017

• Should be turned in to Mr. Heuser via BB9 or done on Quia, depending on the quiz.

• ALL Group Members must complete Shop Safety Training before the group will receive any lumber or do any building.  (All or Nothing, help your Group Members)

• Do NOT use last year's Shop Safety Training, that is cheating and grounds for removal from the class.

Once EVERY MEMBER of your TEAM has completed ALL FIVE Shop Safety Modules, then your team can apply for a Building Permit. This can only be done once ALL TEAM MEMBERS have finished their Shop Safety Training on BB9. If your team is not completely done with Shop Safety Training, you must get it done...you will not be allowed to go any further until your entire team has successfully completed Shop Safety Training.

Once your team has a Building Permit signed by Mr. Heuser and Mr. Prothero, you are eligible to start building! Steps include:

Laying Out your boards, use a tape measure and mark your boards for cutting. Don't forget the kerf!!!

See Mr. Heuser when ALL your boards are layed-out and marked. You might be ready for cutting and building.

Get a blue-bin and label it with your team members names and the appropriate core and day. This is where you will store all of your materials.

Good Luck, Be Safe, and Have Fun!