Here are some suggestions and ideas that I have used over the years. You are welcome to use them in your lessons. You may also send me some ideas to be included in this page. E-mail me at webmaster@ltsa.org
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I start out the year with a lesson on shop (class) rules and Safety.
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER INFORMATION.pdf | ||
| Classroom Rules | ||
After the safety lessons I teach the students how to read a ruler. I have them do several of the following problems. This teaches them how to follow directions and read a ruler otherwise the picture will not come out correctly. I have the answers but its more fun to do them yourself. If you want the answers e-mail me.
| Drafting Tool Study Exercis.pdf |
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| Drafting Tools.pdf |
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| Reading_Ruler_Instr_sheet | ||
The Students then proceed in the Research And Design. There they learn Limits and Tolerance and how it affects the interchangeability of parts. Student must make five different thumbnail sketches and after approval select two. These two are sketched in a larger detail and discussed with me and after approval they proceed to the Final drawing. From this they will transfer (carbon paper) it to a piece of wood to be cut out.
| R&D_Info-Sheet.pdf | R&D_paper-2 |
| Hotrod Terms.pdf | R&D_paper_3 |
| R&D_Paper_1 | R&D paper 4 |
Structural Engineering - The Students must design and construct a balsa bridge under the following guidelines. They start with three designs and select one for their final design. They must apply engineering principles and terms to their bridge. They must also calculate they amount of material needed.
| FILM TEST BRIDGES.pdf | BRIDGE CHAPTER 1.pdf |
| TEST BRIDGE FILM.pdf from Pitsco Film Bridges | BRIDGE 3 DIMENSIONS.pdf |
| BRIDGE TESTING EQUIPMENT.pdf | BRIDGE 4 SKETCH.pdf |
Mousetrap Car. The students must design and construct a vehicle powered by a Victor mousetrap.
| Mousetrap_car_rules.pdf |
Hand Tool Woodworking - The students must get or produce a plan for a working project. Then they must calculate the material list and do a Steps of Operations. Here they tell me how they will build their project. Their project must be constructed with hand tools and must include two different wood joints not counting the Butt joint as one of them.
Here are some plans
| Plans-swing.pdf | Plans-Birdhouse.pdf | Plans Night Stand.pdf |
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