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PRE-ENGINEERING PROGRAM SYLLABUS AND CONTRACT

DAILY CLEAN-UP ASSIGNMENTS

LASER ENGRAVER QUEUE (for use during class times; use outside of class is always first-come-first-served)

UV PRINTER QUEUE (for use at any time)

SHAPER ORIGIN QUEUE (for use during class times; use outside of class is always first-come-first-served)

SOLIDWORKS CSWA TEST PRACTICE PROBLEMS (some of your assignments are in here; and many, many practice problems are here as well)

3D PRINTER QUEUES (Place your file to be printed into this Google Folder. Additionally, you MUST fill out the paper hardcopy of the queue with the requested info.)

MONDAY, 9/21/26 (ALL)

OBJECTIVE: Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and spindle sanders.
DAILY JOURNAL: Students should get out paper to take notes on. There is no journal for today.
Mr. K discussed basic construction techniques in the shop with students to give them some hints for the Marble Machine Project. Construction Tips -- Notes.
Students were reminded that at this point, they are NOT expected to know how to build anything. Experience and trial and error will be your best teacher here (as well as throughout the rest of your life!). Students took notes during the presentation.

ASSIGNED WORK:

THURSDAY, 9/17/26

OBJECTIVE: Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and spindle sanders.
DAILY JOURNAL: If you have three pulleys in your marble machine, does that count as three moving parts? Why?
Students continued to work on completing initial safety testing and the First Cuts Project.
Students who have completed the First Cuts Project should work with their partners to create an aligned drawing and a Bill of Materials.

ASSIGNED WORK:

TUESDAY, 9/15/26

OBJECTIVE: Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and spindle sanders.
DAILY JOURNAL: How many different safety tests will you need to complete, and what are they?
Students continued to work on completing initial safety testing and the First Cuts Project.
Students who have completed the First Cuts Project should work with their partners to create thumbnail sketches, an aligned drawing and a Bill of Materials.
Drawings are to be fully dimensioned and should include information regarding how parts are to be fastened together.
Drawings should be neat. Text should be legible. Straight edges should be used wherever appropriate.
Drawings should be drawn to scale. For instance, when using a scale of 1:4, every 1” on the drawing would represent 4” in the real world.
Drawings should have enough information and detail on them so that someone else could build your marble machine as you intend without the need to talk to you for clarifications. Use text as needed to explain things.
A complete bill of materials (BOM) must be provided with the drawings indicating each item required for your marble machine with its description and quantity. For this, make a table in which each item you intend to use is associated with a single row. Use the columns with the following names in this given order: Item description, quantity, material type, who is to provide it (CV, or group members). Yes – each group member provides a BOM, again to ensure everyone is on the same page.

ASSIGNED WORK:

Aligned and Dimensioned Drawing and BOM (DUE: 9/17 by the end of class) ALL STUDENTS MUST MAKE THEIR OWN ALIGNED AND DIMENSION DRAWING HAVING TWO VIEWS, AS WELL AS A BOM. THIS IS NOT A GROUP ASSIGNMENT. This is an example of an ALIGNED drawing. Your aligned drawings should look like the three 2D views shown in this example. You do not need to produce a 3D view.

MONDAY, 9/14/26 (ALL)

OBJECTIVE: Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and spindle sanders.
DAILY JOURNAL: For your journal today, include notes regarding the answers provided by instructors to questions students have about the Marble Machine Project.
The first large project, the Marble Machine Project, (which will require the use of the shop) was introduced at the beginning of the period.
Students chose their partners and each group was assigned a group number. Groups MUST communicate with the groups directly in front and behind them in the marble machine order in order to create a successful marble transition.
Students worked with their partners to create thumbnail sketches, an aligned drawing, and a Bill of Materials for the first large project.

ASSIGNED WORK:

THURSDAY, 9/10/26

OBJECTIVE: Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and spindle sanders.
DAILY JOURNAL: How many different safety tests will you need to complete, and what are they?
Students continued to work on completing initial safety testing and the First Cuts Project.

ASSIGNED WORK:

TUESDAY, 9/8/26

OBJECTIVE: Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and spindle sanders.
DAILY JOURNAL: Explain where the safety videos are located on the CVHS Safety Page.
Students completed the General Shop Safety Test on Canvas. For any question answered wrong, a student must write out on a piece of paper a complete, stand-alone statement that summarizes the correct concept that the missed question was targeting on the test. For instance, "Safety glasses must be worn always" is not a sufficient stand-alone statement because there is no context. "Safety glasses must be worn at all times IN THE SHOP" however can stand alone because context is given. These test corrections can be done on paper and can be turned into the In basket in the room. The student's name and the test in question should be on the paper.
Students obtained a piece of wood for their First Cuts Project, placed their name on it, and placed it in the class cabinet in the shop.
After completing the General Shop Safety Test (and corrections if needed), students worked to complete the First Cuts Project and Safety tests listed to the right. The suggested manner in which to complete these things is to do the following:
1. Watch the safety video for a piece of equipment (there are four you need to do -- the Band Saws, Scroll Saws, Stationary Sanders, and Drill Presses). These videos can be found on the CVHS Safety Page linked at the top of your class website.
2. Complete the task on the First Cuts assignment associated with that piece of equipment.
3. Come back to the room and complete the safety test for that piece of equipment (all the tests are on Canvas).
4. Complete all test corrections if you do not get 100% on the test.
5. Repeat this procedure for the next piece of equipment until you have cycled through all four.
6. Turn in the First Cuts Project into the Inbox in the classroom.
7. In order to minimize bottlenecks at certain machines, you have been assigned a machine to start with while completing the First Cuts Project and safety tests. Start with your assigned machine, then move on to the next in the following order:
  1. - Band Saw (Students with last name ending in A - E start with this equipment)
    - Scroll Saw (Students with last name ending in F - M start with this equipment)
    - Stationary Sanders (Students with last name ending in N - R start with this equipment)
    - Drill Press (Students with last name ending in S - Z start with this equipment)

ASSIGNED WORK:

The First Cuts Project (DUE 9/17)
Complete the Band Saw Safety Test, and do test corrections as necessary. (DUE 9/17) If absent today, first watch the Band Saw Safety Video on the CV Safety Website, before taking the test.
Complete the Scroll Saw Safety Test, and do test corrections as necessary. (DUE 9/17) If absent today, first watch the Scroll Saw Safety video on the CV Safety Website, before taking the test.
Complete the Stationary Sander Safety Test, and do test corrections as necessary. (DUE 9/17) If absent today, first watch the Stationary Sander Safety Video on the CV Safety Website, before taking the test.
Complete the Drill Press Safety Test, and do test corrections as necessary. (DUE 9/17) If absent today, first watch the Drill Press Safety Video on the CV Safety Website, before taking the test.

THURSDAY, 9/3/26

OBJECTIVE: Students will understand the role of collaboration in problem identification and problem-solving.
OBJECTIVE: Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and spindle sanders.
The class syllabus was discussed.
Students were given a pair of safety glasses and assigned a locker for their glasses.
DAILY ROUTINE: Starting today, the daily routine to start each class should look like this:
1. Go to your locker.
2. Remove your safety glasses.
3. Open your IDEA Daily Journal document and add a heading with today's date below previous entries.
4. Navigate to this web page. Under DAILY JOURNAL, complete what is requested of you, adding it to your single document that becomes your IDEA Daily Journal. You will keep adding to your journal each day. Doing this will allow your instructors to get the class started and take attendance while you are learning/reviewing/completing something.
5. When finished, submit your revised document to the Canvas assignment (yes, you resubmit your same, modified, journal each day of class).
6. Either an instructor or this webpage will tell you what to do next for the day.
7. If you are absent from class, you must still complete your daily journal.
8. Journal grading will be unannounced . Why? Because journals should be maintained and kept up-to-date. Missing entries will receive a zero. Forgetting to submit your journal will not result in credit for entries. The entire point of the journal is to verify you have information in the moment, not later on.
9. Journal entries MUST be correct when there are correct responses to be made. Therefore, do what it takes to make sure you know what correct responses should be. At other times, entries will be graded on the quality of responses. The journal is your instructor's way of ensuring that everyone knows and understands key pieces of information. If you are ever unsure, ask for help! We will disucuss correct responses with you again even if we have presented them previously. The point is to do whatever it takes to show us you know what we need you to know EACH DAY.
DAILY JOURNAL: Students were directed to open up a blank Google Doc, and then save it as their IDEA Daily Journal. For today's entry, answer the following questions regarding the course syllabus:
1. 1. How much is an assignment penalized if turned in late?
  2. What must you do to request an extension on an assignment?
  3. If you wish to replace a score on something, what must you do?
  4. To be considered for rounding of your final grade at the end of the semester, what must be true at the end of the semester?
After completing their journals, students were taken out to the shop and general safety considerations were discussed.

ASSIGNED WORK:

WEDNESDAY, 9/2/26 (ALL)

OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to access the class website, the Canvas class, complete the initial class survey, and access the class syllabus and contract.
OBJECTIVE: Students will understand the process of creative thinking and will expand their ability to create original ideas and art.
OBJECTIVE: Students will understand the role of collaboration in problem identification and problem-solving.
OBJECTIVE: Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and spindle sanders.
Students were given a pair of safety glasses and assigned a locker for their glasses.
Students worked in pairs to solve this problem.

ASSIGNED WORK:

Complete this Initial Class Survey. (DUE 9/2, completed in class)
Read (and have your parents read) this Pre-Engineering Class Syllabus and Contract. Print the last page. Sign this contract as required. Take a picture of this contract. Submit this picture on Canvas. If you do not have a printer, you may place signatures on a blank piece of paper and indicate that you have read and agree to the class contract, take a picture of this, and submit this to Canvas. (DUE 9/3, by the beginning of class)

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