Week One
1. Orientation-Welcome Back
2. Course description and expectations
a. class room rules
b. emergency procedures
c. parent letters
d. rest room passes
3. Problem solving activities
a. tall towers
b. float your boat
c. Knex challenge
4. Lab safety unit begins
a. Lab Safety Rules # 1-10
b. Students and Safety assignment # 1-5
c. Safety and You # 1-5
Week Two
1. Portfolio grading
2. What is Safety
2. Tool and machine terms #1-10
a. discussion and demo on tools and machines
b. safety rules discussed
3. Tool Activity -Mini Letters
a. grading and procedure for activity discussed
b. student practice given
4. Rotational Molding Activity
a. two part plastic molding activity
b. one student use the machine each day to mold a part
Week Three
1.Laser Activity in Corel Draw software
2. Mini activity continues
3. Lab work
Week Four
1. Lighter than Air Flight Activity (Hot air balloons)
a. activity overview
b. class reading together pages 1-5
c. form lab groups of two
d. discuss grading rubric and lab journals
e. tracing gore panels, cutting of panels, gluing together panels
d. class reading together pages 6-7 and pages 10-13
Week Five
1. 1. Lighter than Air Crafts- Dirigibles and Zeppelins
a. class reading together pages17-23.
2. Hot Air Balloons Continue
a. complete assembly of panels
b. test for leaks, attach metal wire to bottom
c. launch balloons in auditorium (60 percent)
d. journals are due for grading (40 percent)
3. Design and Construction of Modern Hot Air Balloon
a. class reading together pages 24-27.
4. Master CAM Machining activity
a. contour design a 3x3 wood block
b. send to teacher drop box
5. Hot Air Balloon Launching in Auditorium
a. balloon journals are due for grading (40%)
b. balloon performance (60%)
6. Hindenburg on line search
a. historical information
b. answers facts about the craft and the disaster
Week Six
1. Everyday Sketching and Drafting
a. Units 1 and 2
1. Sketches 1 and 2
2. Sketches 3 and 4
2. Tool Box Assignment
a. list tools and purpose including cost for tools
b. project plan sheet for home improvement project
c. assignment due at end of the week
3. Laser Desk Plate activity
a. demo on LCD projector and Legend Engraver
b. design elements
1. balance, proportion, size
2. black image on white background
c. lab time for activity
Week Seven
1. Sketching and Drafting Unit
a. Class readings of Unit 1 and 2
2. Free Hand Sketches #1-4
3. Sketching three views
a. Sketch #5-6
4. Hand and Power tool video
5. Master CAM Pocket activity
a. demo on CNC machine
b. lab work on master cam software
6. Lab work on activities
Week Eight
1. Lettering Practice- upper case gothic letters
a. Lettering activity
2. Measurement Lesson
a. 8th to 16th of an inch
3. Mechanical Drafting -Geometric Construction
a. Clock and Spacer Drawings
5. Master Cam Machining- Pocket activity
Week Nine
1. Mechanical Drawings #12-13
a. complete clock and spacer
2. Missing Views Drawing
3. T- Template and Shim Drawing
Week Ten
1. Make up work
2. Review for Mid Term Exams
3. Mid Term Exams
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Week Eleven
1. Solid Works Software intro
a. Lesson 1 -2 Part and Assembly
2. Laser Engraving Desk Plate
3. Lab work
Week Twelve
1. Solid Works- Dovetail Base drawing
2. Solid Works- Connecting Rod drawing
3. Laser Engraving
4. Lab work
Week Thirteen
1. Solid Works- Connecting Rod drawing
2. Laser Engraving
3. Lab work
Week Fourteen
1. Auto CAD Intro.
a. Two D software - Chapter One and Two
b. Drawing area, buttons, pull down menus, tool bars
2. Auto CAD Chapter 3
a. Command alias, short cuts, creating drawings, saving
b. drawings # 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7
3. Challenge drawing # 1
Week Fifteen
1. CAD Chapter 4- Basic Objects
a. circles, arcs and polygons
b. practice drawings #4-5 to #4-22
c. practice drawings at end of chapter
d. drawings are graded for completion and participation
Week Sixteen
2. CAD Chapter 5 Object Selection
3. Complete assigned Drawings
4. Building Big Lab on line activity
a. Force lab, Load lab, Materials lab, and Shapes lab
b. students are to answer questions about what they learned for the lab
1. knowledge check questions # 1-20
5. Structure glossary. terms #1-30
6. Building Big video- part I,II,III
Week Seventeen
1. Structural Challenge Activity
a. students measure, cut, assemble, and glue their four wall sections together
b. cardboard, wax paper, pins, and glue provided
2. Structural activity continuous
3. Structure testing for maximum weight till it breaks or fails
4. Efficiency rating
a. weight held divided by the mass of the structure
b. "Why the Towers Fell" DVD Part I and II
1. a engineering look back at why the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11
Week Eighteen
1. Structure testing
2. Exam review
3. Exams for all classes
