Core Competency (what does everyone need to know?)

Targeted Competencies

(What will they be doing to show you that they know it?)

Assessment/Evidence

(all work must meet minimum standards before student proceeds to next assignment)

(what does it look like when they know it?)

1-Demonstrate safe and appropriate use of basic metal working hand and power tools.

(How safely do you use the tools?)

-    Operate and maintain basic metal working

equipment.

-    Pass a safety test for each machine.

-    Safely grind a high speed steel  lathe cutting tool

-    Turn and outside diameter(OD) to within .005”

-    Be able to fabricate hand drill project from a blue print accurately.

-    Observation of students using lathes, milling machines, bench grinders all equipment.

-    100% on Safety test.

-    Tool has necessary rake and clearance angles to turn lathe work.

-    Fabricated item must meet blue print tolerances using measuring equipment.

2-Analyze various characteristics   from technical drawings to machine or fabricate a product.

(Can you read information from a technical drawing?)

-    Understand three view drawings.

-    Understand basic dimensioning and isometric drawings.

-    Understand  hidden lines and dimensions.

-    Use 3 Cartesian axes (x,y,z) on a milling machine.

-    Complete worksheets from “Elementary blueprint reading” workbook.

-    Interpret and use project blueprints.

-    Make /sketch blueprints for personal projects.

-    Using Cartesian box on mill and dials to fabricate tolerances on projects.

3-Create products from sheet metal and steel using a variety of techniques including foundry equipment.

(How well do you use the resources in the lab)

-    Safely use spot welding equipment.

-    Safely use shearing bending and riveting equipment to fabricate a tool box.

-    Properly use sand, riddle, muller, flask parts, sprue, riser, and other equipment and techniques to create a sand cavity to accept molten aluminum to form a casting of the original pattern.

-    Use spot welder to fabricate a tool box

-    Finished tool box painted and to specifications from a blueprint.

-    Poured  a casting that has been deburred and finished.

4-Be able to measure to within a thousandth of an inch using various measuring tools

(Can you get the job done?)

-    Properly use inside, outside, depth micrometers to measure dimensions.

-    Properly use surface plate to layout lines for project fabrication

-    Measure linear distances accurately to within .001”

-    Use micrometers, calipers, scales, to measure all products made in the shop.

-    Be able to measure OD, ID, Length, thread identification.

Core Performance Assessments

(What does everybody have to do?)

-    Manufacture a hand drill to specifications. 

-    Be able to use hand tools safely.

-    Be able to use basic foundry techniques to pour a casting out of aluminum.

-    Be able to safely fabricate a sheet metal tool box.

-    Be able to safely use the basic machine tools for milling, drilling, and turning.

-    Be able to read and interpret elementary blue prints.