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The First Wall
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Introduce the lesson by asking students if they know what the first walls looked like? Were they able to answer? If not, you sho...Contributor: Mike MorrisViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: Last yearLast updated: Last yearBest Use by Material
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 9 to 12Description: As students become familiar with each species of wood sample and the different wood products, you can ask several questions to r...Contributor: John MoorheadViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: Last yearLast updated: Last yearSorting by density (or other metric)
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 9 to 12Description: This activity is similar to the introductory hooks/set. After the students have sorted and named their samples by species or pr...Contributor: John MoorheadViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: Last yearLast updated: Last yearSortin' the Shorties
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 9 to 12Description: After introducing the lesson, the instructor gives each workbench group a box of a variety of wood samples, seemingly at random....Contributor: John MoorheadViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: Last yearLast updated: Last yearProperties of Wood 1 of 3: Species and Products
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 9 to 12Description: In this lesson, students will learn basic identification of wood and wood products by comparing sample pieces of stock At the co...Contributor: John MoorheadViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: Last yearLast updated: Last yearZoning Codes
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Each City Planning Department establishes a Zoning or Planning Code that designate areas for each certain zone. Zones are estab...Contributor: Wayne DurandViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoStandards
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: We have standards for every item that goes in the construction a building, In this lesson we will be covering basic Concrete, W...Contributor: Wayne DurandViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoStrength of a Triange
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Discussion on the roof creating a triangle leads us to a classroom demonstration that all students will take par...Contributor: Wayne DurandViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoGuided Discussion
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Ask the students to explain what they recall about code requirements we have previously discussed on framing and foundations. Sh...Contributor: Wayne DurandViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoActivity #1
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Does anyone watch CSI? Imagine the the construction scene investigation (CSI) after a building collapse or failure during const...Contributor: Wayne DurandViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoZoning Code and Standards
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: A 2 hour lesson providing an overview of the general intent of Zoning or Planning Codes and how they will differ from a Buildin...Contributor: Wayne DurandViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: Last yearIndependent practice & Assessment
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Administering the assessment: To be successful, the instructor must watch the student go through each step of the installation ...Contributor: Joseph StarksViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoWhat have we've learned so far?
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Take this time to check in with the students on what they ve learned. Ask questions like how would we determine the swing of a d...Contributor: Joseph StarksViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoLets reinforce what we talked about.
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Show the attached short video on a pre-hung door installation. After the video, the instructor will model for the students the...Contributor: Joseph StarksViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoIntroducing students to the alternative
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Start off by telling the student, traditionally, doors have been installed by building the jambs to fit each door which will be ...Contributor: Joseph StarksViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoWhere are my doors
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Ask the students to take a moment and imagine they have no doors anywhere in their house; this includes bedroom doors, bathroom ...Contributor: Joseph StarksViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoDoor installation (pre-hung doors)
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: In this lesson the students will learn how to properly install a pre-hung door unit. In todays construction industry more finish...Contributor: Joseph StarksViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: Last yearLet's Complete the Box
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Ask the students to explain what they recall about code requirements we have previously discussed on framing and foundations. Sh...Contributor: Wayne DurandViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoConstructing a model scale wall
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Introduce the lesson by asking students if they know what the first walls looked like. Were they able to answer? If not, you sho...Contributor: Myrna MolinaViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years agoHomework Assignment
Parent Industry: Cabinetmaking and Wood Products, Residential and Commercial ConstructionGrades: 10 to 12, AdultSubjects: Building Trades & ConstructionDescription: Download the Occupational Safety Assignment sheet, make copies and distribute to students as a homework assignment. It s not a...Contributor: Mike MorrisViews: 0Favorites: 0Date Created: 3 years agoLast updated: 3 years ago
