Part of Lesson Plan: Small Engine Nomenclature

Activity Overview / Details

List items on the board that use a number to indicate a characteristic of the item (i.e. F-150, K-2500, Ram 3500, CR 250, YZ 125, KX 250). Have students take out a piece of paper and write down what they think the items that are listed on the board identify? Give them 1-minute to write down their answers. Check for answers by picking a student and then have that student pick a student to give the answer. Do this until you have all six answers. Now pull up the power point and discuss what the model tells us about the item (i.e. trim package - King/Sierra/Silverado, capacity - tons, engine size c.c.. Use the power point to give students a visual as you describe this concept.  What does this have to do with small engines? Briggs and Stratton identifies their engines using a model type and code numerical system.  Today we are going to explore how this will help us find characteristics of the engine we are working on, along with the illustrated parts list to help us take the engine apart and identify the parts the make up the engine.