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. Lab Safety Rules # 1-10

    a. emergency procedures discussed

    b. eye washer, overhead shower

4. Students and Safety reading packet

    a. answer questions #1-5

5. Safety and You Activity

    a. answer questions #1-5

6. Safety Test

7. Problem Solving Challenge

    a. Float you boat, Tall Towers, K'nex Challenge

Week Two

1. Tool and machine terms #1-10

    a. discussion and demo on tools and machines

    b. safety rules discuss

2. Home Tool Box Assignment

    a. template from web site

    b. generate 40 tools for general home projects/repairs

    c. Project Plan Sheet-on web page

3. Mini Letter Activity

    a. Production tools and machines

    b. design, cut out, sand, and finish activity

4. Lab work

Week Three

1. Tool Box Assignment continues

2. Complete Mini Letter activity

3. Laser Engraving activity

    a. demo and lesson on Corel Draw

    b. students import designs and text for activity

4. Lab work

Week Four

1. Laser Engraving activity- Medallions

    a. student design the medallion in Corel Draw

    b. laser designs on to material

    c. sanding, drilling and finishing

2. Designing in Corel Draw onto template

3. Lab Work

Week Five

1. West Point Bridge Builder

    a. Bridge challenge is to build a successful bridge

        for the least amount of cost.

    b. Each student will start with a Howe Truss Bridge

    c. Send your finished bridge to teacher drop box.

2. Laser Medallions activity

3. Lab work

Week Six

1. Lighter than Air Flight-Hot Air Balloons

    a. history and theory of balloons

    b. Archimedes Principle

2. Dirigibles and Zeppelins

3. Blimps and Modern Hot Air Balloons

4. Construction of Balloons

    a. tracing patterns and assembly of panels

5. Lighter Than Air questions #1-27

6. Lab work

Week Seven

1. Hot Air Balloon Launching

2. Hindenburg on line search

    a. answer questions #1-5

3. Master CAM University

    a. Module #1-Getting Started

4. Pen Set Activity design

5. Lab work

Week Eight

1. Master CAM University

    a. Module #2

    b. Lesson #3- X drawing with dimensions

2. Maze Game activity

    a. Mastercam X Activity Book

    b. send MCX file to teacher drop box

3. Maze Game Production

    a. machine the maze game on the Milling Machine

    b. sand top surface and add glass cover with game piece

4. Lab work

Week Nine

1. Maze Production continues

2. Reading a Ruler lesson

3. Patio Stone Design in MasterCAM

4. Lab work    

Week Ten

1. Mid Term review

2. Mid Term Exams

   a. half days

3. End of marking period

Week of Eleven

1. Maze Production continues

2. MasterCAM University

    a. Module #2-Triangle MCX

3. Patio Stone activity

    a. 12 x 12 rectangle

    b. Students initials with tool path

4. Everyday Sketching- Unit 1 and 2

    a. Sketch #1-2

5. Lab work

Week of Twelve

1. Everyday Sketching- Unit 3

    a. Sketch #3-4

2. Master CAM Concept CAR Design

    a. students design a car using spline command

    b. create a surface and mirror their design

    c. create a machine tool path to cut out the car

3. Lab work

Week of Thirteen

1. Everyday Sketching- Unit 3

    a. Three view drawings

    b. sketch #5-6

2. Concept Car Design

3. MasterCAM U- Part III

4. Surface Identification

    a. sketch #7-8

5. Lab work

Week Fourteen

1. Wall Plaque designs

2. MasterCAM Part IV

3. Lab work

Week Fifteen

1. Wall Plaque Activity

    a. Students design a 7 x 9 Design

    b. Laser the design onto the material

    c. Sand and paint, attach wall hanger

2. MasterCAM Part V

3. Lab Work

Week Sixteen

1. Wall Plaques continue

2. PBS Lab- Building Big

    a. answer Lab questions #1-20.

3. Bridge Builder Software

    a. design a truss and arch bridge

    b. cost effective-least amount of money

        1. drop box solutions for bridge

4. MasterCAM Part VI-Soccer Bal

5. Video- Bridges

    a. PBS video on Golden Gate bridge

6. Lab Work

Week Seventeen

1. Structural Challenge

    a. design a balsa wood structure that will hold the

        most amount of weight

    b. cutting, gluing and pinning wood for structure

    c. assembling walls together

    d. compression testing

2. Lab work

3. Video-"Why the Towers Fell"

Week Eighteen

1. Review for Final Exam

2. Final Exams