This instructional unit is intended for use in teaching high school building and construction technology education students how to use a table saw in four basic operations: cross-cutting, ripping, dadoing, and beveling/mitering. The following materials are included: a lesson plan, transparency masters, student handouts, a safety exam, and a…

These 23 learning guides are self-instructional packets for 23 tasks identified as essential for performance on an entry-level job in welding. Each guide is based on a terminal performance objective (task) and 1-4 enabling objectives. For each enabling objective, some or all of these materials may be presented: learning steps (outline of student…

This curriculum guide contains materials for use in teaching a course on residential thin-set methods of tile installation. Covered in the individual units are the following topics: the tile industry; basic math; tools; measurement; safety in tile setting; installation materials and guidelines for their use; floors; counter tops and backsplashes;…

This student activity kit consists of a programmed, self-instructional learning guide and an accompanying instructor's manual for use in teaching trade and industrial education students how to make an adjustable C-clamp. The student guide contains step-by-step instructions in the following areas: basic layout principles; use of a hack saw, file,…

These 32 learning guides are self-instructional packets for 32 tasks identified as essential for performance on an entry-level job in plumbing and pipefitting. Each guide is based on a terminal performance objective (task) and 1-4 enabling objectives. For each enabling objective, some or all of these materials may be presented: learning steps…

Eleven student learning guides are provided for the duty entitled "completing core curriculum" of the diesel equipment program. Each learning guide concerns one of the tasks that comprise the duty. Introductory materials for each guide include the purpose and performance and enabling objectives. For each enabling objective, these materials are…

Intended for instructors serving the occupational needs of disadvantaged and handicapped students, this curriculum guide contains nine units for a carpentry program. Its purposes are to provide minimum skills for students entering the mainstream, supplement vocational skills of students already mainstreamed, and provide vocational instructional…

This curriculum guide is intended to assist persons teaching a course in repairing two- and four-stroke cycle small engines. Addressed in the individual units of instruction are the following topics: safety, tools, fasteners, and measurement techniques; basic small engine theory (engine identification and inspection, basic engine principles and…

This plan of instruction, lesson plans, and study guides and workbooks for a secondary-postsecondary-level course in carpentry is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. Purpose stated for the 233.5-hour course is to provide…

This instructor's guide contains the materials required to teach a competency-based introductory course in plumbing to students who have chosen to explore careers in construction. The following topics are covered in the course's three instructional units: plumbing materials, plumbing tools, and applied skills. Each unit contains some or all of the…

This instructor's guide contains the materials required to teach a competency-based introductory course in roofing to students who have chosen to explore careers in construction. The following topics are covered in the course's three instructional units: roofing materials, roofing tools, and applied skills. Each unit contains some or all of the…

This military-developed text consists of self-instructional materials dealing with the basic tools and equipment used in metalworking shops. Covered in the individual lessons are the following topics: materials and processes; shop mathematics; blueprint reading and sketching; handtools, measuring instruments, and basic metalworking machines;…

This curriculum guide is designed to assist junior high school industrial arts teachers in planning new courses and revising existing courses in manufacturing technology. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: introduction to manufacturing, materials processing, personnel management, production management,…

This packet of learning activities covers laboratory safety, hazard alert messages, and various shop tools for students in grades 6-10. It contains a technology education overview, information on using the instructor's and student's sections, information on measuring student performance gains, and the instructor's and student's sections. The…

This curriculum guide consists of materials for teaching a course in auto body repair. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: the nature and scope of auto body repair; safety; tools; auto body construction; simple metal straightening; welding; painting and refinishing; refinishing complete lacquer; refinishing…