Intro to Ag Mechanics Model
Units:
- FFA Issues and Opportunities
- Supervised Agricultural Experiences
- The California Agricultural Record Book
- Careers in Agricultural Mechanics
- Personal and Group Safety
- Rope Work & Load Securing
- Basic Agricultural Woodworking
- Calculating Board Feet
- Fasteners Used in Woodworking
- Cutting and Shaping Wood
- Redwood Planter Box Project
- Anticipatory Sets or Hooks
- What do these projects have in common?
- Laying out the planter box project.
- Demonstration- Cutting Down the 1"X12" with the table saw and radial arm saw
- Students cutting down their 1" X 12" with the table saw and radial arm saw
- Demonstration- Making their Dado and rabbet joint
- Students making their dado and rabbet joints
- Demonstration- Assembling your Redwood Planter Box
- Students assembling their Redwood Planter Boxes
- Demonstration- Drilling your Drainage Holes
- Student drilling their drainage holes
- Demonstration- Finishing your project
- Students finishing their redwood planter boxes
- Closure-Summary
- Push Stick Project
- Book End Project
- Basic Agricultural Electricity and Wiring
- Plumbing Systems in Agriculture
- Agricultural Cold/Hot Metal Processes
- Agricultural Concrete and Masonry Practices
- Oxy-fuel Cutting and Welding
- Electric Arc Welding Processes
- Small Engines
- Land Measurement
- Projects
Tags
Activity Industry Sector
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Activity Originally Created By:
Jake Dunn
Measurement of Samples
Part of Lesson Plan: Calculating Board Feet
Activity Overview / Details
Using a tape measure show the students how to measure the dimensions of the pieces of lumber. Be sure to explain that we need three measurements to find the volume of our project: length in inches, width in inches, height in inches.
Materials / Resource
Wood Sample Measurements
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This is a simple drawing you can use for students to record their measurements.




