Greenhouse

Learning Targets - 

• Students safely use greenhouse tools and equipment

• Students identify plant and animal pests and use organic practices to control them

• Students perform soil tests and make soil amendments

Plants

Learning Targets

• Students explain gardening zones

• Students plan and create  a garden using their understanding of soil and plant life cycles

Medicine

Learning Targets

• Students identify and research to understand the medicinal properties of plants in our greenhouse

• Students utilize the medicinal properties of plants by creating essential oils, teas, recipes, or salves

Food

Learning Targets

• Students care for plants using watering, fertilization, pest control and soil science

• Students harvest plants for sale and distribution

Arrangement

Learning Targets

• Students aesthetically arrange plants using texture, space, color and emphasis
• Students prune plants for enhanced growth and production

Choice Projects

Learning Targets

• Students develop a research project with a guiding question, action steps and presentation on a horticulture topic

Safety

Learning Targets

• Students apply practices and procedures required to maintain jobsite safety

• Students recognize and employ universal construction signs and symbols to function safely in the workplace

Construction Math

Learning Target

• Students compute and apply mathematical constructs

Hand & Power Tools

Learning Target

• Students safely use and maintain appropriate tools, machinery, equipment and resources to accomplish construction project goals

Professional Standards/Employability Skills

Learning Targets

• Students discuss the nature and scope of the Architecture & Construction Career Cluster and the role architecture and construction play in society and the economy 

• Students explain the roles and responsibilities among trades and professions, including labor/management relationships

• Students evaluate a wide range of career pathway opportunities for success in architecture and construction careers

Blueprint Reading

Learning Targets

• Students read, interpret and use technical drawings, documents and specifications to plan a project

• Students employ appropriate representational media to communicate concepts and design

Jobsite Communication & Terminology

Learning Targets

• Students use effective communication skills and strategies (listening, speaking, reading, writing and graphic communications) to work with clients and colleagues

• Students use vocabulary, symbols and formulas commonly used in design and construction

• Students utilize the ability to locate, organize, analyze, apply and communicate information from multiple sources and perspectives

Basic Materials & Building Systems

Learning Targets

• Students compare and contrast the building systems and components for a given project

• Students demonstrate the construction crafts required for each phase of a given project

• Students compare and contrast the properties and uses of basic construction materials employed in building construction processes, such as aggregates, asphalt, concrete, steel, wood, and masonry materials

Safety

Learning Target

• Students interpret policies, procedures, and regulations for the workplace environment, including employer and employee responsibilities

Materials & Metals

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate how materials can be processed through the use of welding tools and equipment

Equipment Set Up & Oxy-fuel & Cutting

Learning Targets

• Students explore and understand various welding systems that require standard hand and machine tools

• Students demonstrate the safe setting up and cutting process of oxy-fuel

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

Learning Targets

• Students demonstrate the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process (SMAW)

• Students demonstrate knowledge of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) including setting up of equipment

Applied Academics for Welding

Learning Target

• Students interpret, analyze and apply units of measure, mathematics concepts, and science principles in order to solve problems in welding fabrication

Layout & Measurement

Learning Target

• Students interpret and demonstrate the planning and layout operations used in the welding processes

Careers in Welding

Learning Target

• Students integrate multiple sources of career information from diverse formats to make informed career decisions, solve problems, and manage personal career plans

Plasma Arc Cutting

Learning Targets

• Students identify and demonstrate setting up plasma arc cutting equipment

• Students identify, explain, and demonstrate the proper processes, safety procedures, and fume extraction for plasma arc cutting. Demonstrate the skills required to perform various cuts with plasma arc on various materials

GMAW

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate proper set-up and procedure for gas metal arc welding

Practical Application

Learning Target

• Students design and fabricate a welded project demonstrating proficiency in the welding techniques learned throughout the course

Construction Drawings & Standards

Learning Targets

• Students identify and use welding symbols and read detailed drawings

• Students identify and use the basic weld types, weld joints, and weld positions

Oxy-fuel & Cutting

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate the safe setting up and cutting process of oxy-fuel

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate knowledge of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) including setting up of equipment

Plasma Arc Cutting

Learning Targets

• Students identify, explain, and demonstrate the proper processes, safety procedures, and fume extraction for plasma arc cutting

• Students demonstrate the skills required to perform various cuts with plasma arc on various materials

GMAW

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate proper set-up and procedure for gas metal arc welding

FCAW

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate proper set -up and procedure for flux cored arc welding

Applied Academics for Welding

Learning Target

• Students interpret, analyze and apply units of measure, mathematics concepts, and science principles in order to solve problems in welding fabrication

Blueprint Reading

Learning Target

• Students interpret scaled welding blueprints; gather design and materials information; perform calculations; and use the detail to plan, lay out, and produce parts or finished products

Practical Application

Learning Target

• Students design and fabricate a welded project demonstrating proficiency in the welding techniques learned throughout the course

Quality Control

Learning Target

• Students name and demonstrate purposes and processes of inspection and quality control in machining and forming processes