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School District of Washington
Industrial Technology Curriculum 2000
RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
1. Develop Basic skills in the safe use of tools, machines, and processes used in industry.
2. Develop a cooperative attitude, constructive work habits and other traits that will help secure and maintain employment after graduation.
3. Develop the basic foundation for occupational skills and interest needed for entrance into advanced secondary and post secondary vocational/technical programs.
4. Develop a justifiable pride in his/her own individual work, leading to satisfaction in work well done.
5. Experience alternative learning opportunities which may be especially beneficial to those who learn better in settings other than the conventional classroom.
6. Learn to express a positive self-concept and attitude regarding equipment, productive effort, and safety for him/herself and others.
7. Solve technological challenges through problem solving, creative thinking, and decision making processes.
8. Demonstrate personal characteristics, interpersonal relations, dependability, acceptable work attitude, communication ability, and personal hygiene/grooming, appropriate to employability.
9. Explore career choices and/or leisure time pursuits in technological related areas.
10. assess his/her personal characteristics, talents and interests as they relate to technological careers and/or leisure time pursuits.
11. Demonstrate appropriate skills in job identification, job seeking and application for employment.
General Shop II
School District of Washington
Industrial Technology Curriculum
Course Description: General Shop II
Introduction to basic skills in the areas of metals and electricity. The use and care of basic hand and bench tools in learned through the construction of bench metal and sheet metal products. Electricity includes basic definitions and laws of electricity. The course emphasized the importance that electricity plays in our everyday living. It includes a study of the sources of electricity, types of circuits, electric motors, measuring instruments, transformers, and generators.
A+ Competencies for General Shop II
With 80% accuracy students will be able to:
recognize and name circuit symbols A+
exhibit knowledge of Ohm's Law A +
exhibit knowledge of the use of resistors A +
demonstrate the procedure for laying out sheet metal with the proper tools A+
exhibit knowledge of DC Circuits A+
Assessment will be written tests.
*Darkened box indicates an objective. An objective is a measurable, specific skill students are expected to learn.
*Darkened oval indicates a competency. A competency is the application of objectives and processes.
Safety
Become familiar with the safety rules needed for dealing with electricity.
Circuit Symbols
Exhibit mastery of the use of circuit symbols.
Atomic Theory
Become familiar with the theory of atoms and charges.
Energy Sources
Understand the need for and uses of energy sources.
Magnetism and Electromagnets
Understand the concepts of magnetism and electromagnetism.
Electrical Laws
Exhibit mastery of Ohm's and Power law formulas.
Resistors
Understand the concepts of voltage, current and power.
Voltage, Current and Power
Understand the concepts of voltage, current and power.
Series and Parallel Circuits
Exhibit skills in solving series and parallel problems.
Basic Process of Planning
Understand the concepts of AC and DC circuits.
Measuring Electricity
Be able to read and use measuring devices.
Soldering
Become familiar with soldering techniques.
Sheet Metal
Learn the correct methods for fabricating sheet metal.
Foundry
Learn various methods and ways for making foundry castings.
Forging and Heat Treating
Learn the correct procedure for forging and heat treating.
Bench and Wrought Metal
Learn the kinds and shapes of wrought iron and the correct procedures to fabricate it.
Gas Welding
Learn how to operate the oxy/acetylene torch and the different methods for its use.
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