ADVANCED WOODS

YEAR LONG CLASS ( ADV. WOODS 1 FALL SEMESTER, ADV. WOODS 2 SPRING SEMESTER) MUST BE TAKEN CONSECUTIVELY IN SAME SCHOOL YEAR
MUST HAVE TAKEN WOODS 1
$48 PROJECT FEE PART OF CLASS

ABOUT THE CLASS

ADVANCED WOODS CLASS IS DESIGNED TO EXPAND ON THE SKILLS LEARNED IN WOODS 1 CLASS. STUDENTS WILL LEARN, AND PRACTICE CUTTING TECHNIQUES USING A VARIETY OF POWER TOOLS NOT USED IN WOODS 1 CLASS. STUDENTS WILL ALSO BUILD FOUR PROJECTS DURING THE YEAR. EACH PROJECT SLIGHTLY MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE PREVIOUS PROJECT. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE CLASS BY MEETING PROJECT DEADLINES. STUDENTS WILL WORK ON BASIC PROJECT DEVELOPMENT BY CREATING PROJECT PLANS, MATERIAL LISTS AND PROCEDURES FOR MAKING EACH PROJECT.

COVID - 19 SAFETY

STUDENTS WILL BE RECEIVING THEIR OWN PAIR OF SAFETY GLASSES THAT THEY WILL GET TO KEEP AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER.

STUDENTS WILL BE FOLLOWING BOTH DISTRICT AND CLASSROOM GUIDELINES CONCERNING DISINFECTION OF OF PERSON AND EQUIPMENT.

MASKS WILL BE WORN WHEN SOCIAL DISTANCING CAN NOT BE MAINTAINED.

SAFETY

IS THE RESPONCIBILTIY OF EVERYONE

SAFETY IS THE MAIN CONCERN OF MYSELF AND THE BHS ADMINISTRATION. WE CARE ABOUT YOUR CHILDS SAFETY AND WILL NOT ALLOW ANY STUDENT TO JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF ANY PERSON USING THE SKILLED AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES LAB (STS). THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO FOLLOW THE SAFETY GUIDELINES SET BY MYSELF AND THE BHS ADMINISTRATION WILL BE REMOVED FROM CLASS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. AFTER BEING REMOVED FROM THE CLASS OR LAB THREE TIMES THE STUDENT WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CLASS WITH A FAILING GRADE.

POWER TOOL SAFETY

EVERY STUDENT WHO ELECTS TO TAKE AN ADVANCED WOODS CLASS IS REQUIRED TO TAKE SAFETY AND PARTS TEST OVER ALL POWER TOOLS THAT THEY WILL BE USEING IN CLASS. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE A 100% ON ALL POWER TOOLS SAFETY TESTS AND A MINIMUM OF 85% ON ALL POWER TOOL PARTS TESTS. STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE TEST ELECTRONICALLY ON A PROGRAM CALLED SCHOOLOGY. STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A MINIMUM OF SEVEEN ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED SCORES. THE AVERAGE SCORE OF ALL OF THE ATTEMPTS FOR THE TEST THEY ARE TAKING WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE GRADES. IF A STUDENT IS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE TEST THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE THE TESTS AT HOME.

POWER TOOLS USED IN CLASS

RADIAL ARM SAW - JOINTER - MITER SAW - TABLE SAW - OSCILLATING SANDER - ORBITING SANER - PLATE JOINTER - HAND DRILL - DRILL PRESS - WOOD LATHE (TIME PERMITTING) - BAND SAW - DRILL PRESS - SURFACE PLANER -

PROJECT FEE $48

STUDENTS WILL BE USING A VARIETY OF CONSUMABLE ITEMS TO CREATE FOUR PROJECTS THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE HOME TO DISPLAY OR USE. STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO HELP PAY FOR THE MATERIALS USED TO CREATE THE FOUR PROJECTS. PROJECT FEES ARE DUE BY THE LAST FRIDAY OF THE FIRST MONTH OF THE SEMESTER. FOR EXAMPLE FALL SEMESTER PROJECT FEES ARE DUE BY THE END OF AUGUST. SPRING PROJECT FEES ARE DUE BY THE END OF JANUARY. THOSE STUDENTS WHO DO NOT PAY THE LAB FEE BY THE DUE DATE MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LAB PORTION OF THE CLASS UNTIL THE PROJECT FEE IS PAID. A WAIVER FOR THIS FEE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.

PROJECTS BUILT IN CLASS

FALL SEMESTER (ADV. WOODS 1 )

Students will be building a counter top clock that can also be hung on the wall. During the process of making this project students will be learning how to create a step by step plan for making the clock. Students will also be creating a bill of materials and a stock cutting list. Students will also building their confidence in using a variety of power tools that they will be using to make the clock and all of the second semester projects.

SPRING SEMESTER (ADV. WOODS 20)

The spring semester will build on what was learned in the fall semester. Students will be building three required projects and will be given a time line to complete each project. Projects being built include the following:

TRIVET
BOOK RACK
CHARGING STATION OR TABLE TOP VOTIVE CANDLE HOLDER. (DEPENDING ON AMOUNT AND TYPE OF MATERIAL THAT IS AVAILABLE.)

?WHAT IS NEW IN THE STS LAB?

CHECK OUT OUR NEW TOOL IN THE STS LAB. THIS NEW TOOL WILL HELP RAISE THE LEVEL OF SAFETY IN THE STS LAB AND PREVENT SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO THE OPERATOR.

GRADES

STUDENTS GRADES WILL BE BASED ON THE TOTAL POINTS THAT THEY EARN DURING THE CLASS. HERE ARE THINGS THAT STUDENTS WILL EARN POINTS FOR:

DAILY QUIZES (QUESTIONS OF THE DAY)
BOOK WORK DONE IN CLASS (TYPICALLY ASSIGNED ON TEACHER ABSENCES.)
SAFETY AND PARTS TESTS ( MUST BE TAKEN)
LAB PROJECTS (400 POINTS PER PROJECT)

????? EXTRA CREDIT ?????

EXTRA CREDIT IS EXACTLY THAT "EXTRA". TO ME THIS MEANS IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS DONE AFTER ALL OF THE OTHER ASSIGNED WORK IS COMPLETE. EXTRA CREDIT WILL BE OFFERED TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE COMING UP SHORT OF ACHIEVING THAT NEXT GRADE LEVEL.

SKILLSUSA

SKILLSUSA IS A CAREER STUDENT ORGANIZATION (CSO) THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY STUDENT AT BHS TO BE A PART OF. IT IS THE GOAL OF SKILLSUSA TO HELP PREPARE TODAY THE WORKFORCE OF FUTURE. STUDENTS LEARN NOT ONLY HANDS ON SKILLS BUT ALSO THOSE EVER SO IMPORTANT SOFT SKILLS AS WELL. STUDENT ALSO DEVELOP THEIR SELF CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEBRASKA SKILLSUSA OR THE NATIONAL SKILLSUSA ORGANIZATION. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT BHS SKILLSUSA GO TO BLAIR SKILLSUSA

SKILLSUSA NEBRASKA WEB PAGE

NATIONAL SKILLSUSA WEB PAGE

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