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10 Level Course Outline
10 Level Course Outline
Everyone should have some basic skills that allow us to be competent and confident with basic construction.
This 3 credit course will allow you to demonstrate your ability to design and work with various materials within the construction shop. We will focus on work habits, safety, communication, teamwork and developing creative problem solving techniques. You will be encouraged to be creative and use your imagination. Your goal in this course should be to develop basic skills while working safely with both hand and power tools in an enjoyable and fun environment.
10 Level Modules
10 Level Modules
Students develop basic hand tools and production skills to transform common building materials safely into useful products.
The student will:
1. identify and describe the safe use of basic hand tools.
2. identify and compare the properties of common materials used in construction activities.
3. apply construction processes and skills to produce a product that uses all machines in the shop.
4. demonstrate basic competencies within the shop environment.
Students develop basic shop drawings and estimating skills and apply them to build a product.
The student will:
1. Prepare a full size shop drawing.
2. Prepare a material estimate and work schedule.
3. Construct a product with multiple parts.
Students develop basic hand and power tool skills to build a product made from solid wood.
The student will
1. Identify and describe the physical characteristics of a variety of hard and soft woods.
2. Follow a set of detailed drawings.
3. Construct a wooden product, using basic joinery techniques.
Con 1070 : Building Construction - Optional
Con 1070 : Building Construction - Optional
Students examine common building systems and develop basic skills related to building a simple model or full size system or structure
The student will
1. Plan out a simple garage frame build.
2. Build a scale containing all aspects of construction.
3. Learn scale.
Con 1160 : Manufactured Materials - optional
Con 1160 : Manufactured Materials - optional
Students develop basic hand and power tool skills to build a product made from solid wood.
The student will
1. Identify and describe the characteristics of common manufactured materials.
2. Demonstrate the safe use of a given power tool.
3. Create a product from a manufactured material.
Students use hand turning equipment and techniques to create a faceplate and spindle turning, made from solid stock.
The student will
1. Demonstrate the safe use of a wood lathe.
2. Design and prepare a template.
3. Use of a wood lathe to produce a face plate and a spindle turning product.
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