This lesson plan is for a cross-curricular project that helps students investigate their electricity use and devise a plan for how they could maintain their normal activities for two days without using power (such as during a power outage). The idea came from the need many companies have for a back-up plan when they lose power during a storm but still need to maintain their operations.

In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to work in teams of two to solve a workplace problem in a way that is efficient, practical, and simple. This career lesson plan is especially geared toward students with cognitive disabilities.

Students will solve a personal problem using the A3 model after discussing the decision making and problem solving process.

A specific need that was shared during the teacher externship experience was new hires’ inability to read a tape measure and measure accurately. In this lesson, students will gain experience in problem solving and teamwork as they practice using a tape measure by measuring a variety of objects.

The scenario is that the student is working in the engineering department of a manufacturing plant. The plant has access to a wide variety of machining tools, so it is customary for them to make or repair their own parts as things wear out. Many of the parts are unique to the equipment at the facility, so it is impossible to simply order one from some outside supplier. Even if a part was available, it is cost prohibitive to buy new.

Students will be provided with a small piece of machinery that they must reverse engineer the dimensions. For middle school level students, the geometry will be kept rather simple and the measurements straightforward. For high school students, the geometry can become more complex, requiring some drafting skill, caliper use, and higher level CAD design.

Once the students take all the necessary measurements, then using CAD (Tinkercad for the lower grades), they will build up a virtual mock-up of the part. From there, the option would be to teach additive or reductive design. The part could be recreated using either a CNC or 3D printer.

Woodworking can be a safe and enjoyable trade if you follow some very basic woodworking safety rules. All of the rules are common-sense ideas, but failure to follow these rules will greatly increase the chance of injury. The wood shop is not the place to be in a hurry or have an "it won't happen to me" attitude. Follow the 10 rules and your woodworking experiences will be safer and enjoyable.

This unit will guide students from basic sheet metal layout and forming through applications and utilization of CNC plasma cutting to develop a better understanding of how this technology is used in industry.  Prior to this unit, students would have an understanding of measurement and the use of the CNC plasma software, interface, and operation through a previous sign making activity.  Students would already have been taught welding (SMAW & GMAW) safety and this unit runs concurrently with welding activities to allow larger classes more access to the welding booths.

This technology education lesson will introduce the students to trees, its structure and parts.

In this technical education lesson, students should be able to determine and use the correct size drill and tap to make a threaded internal thread.

In this weekly activity, students complete a self-assessment rubric and timesheets on a weekly basis and submit to the instructor. The teacher grades the timesheet and inserts their score into the rubric. The student then reflects on the instructor's score and makes necessary adjustments to their employability skills.

The self assessment rubric and timesheets are completed on a weekly basis and submitted to the instructor. The teacher grades the timesheet and inserts their score into the rubric. The student then reflects on the instructors store and makes necessary adjustments.

Students will be able to determine tolerance intervals and whether dimensions fall within those limits. It is recommended that teachers follow this lesson with the Analyzing Tolerance Lesson Plan by Michele Longsine.

In this lesson, students will build towers out of notecards with a manufacturing twist to simulate real-life situations that can happen in industry.

In this math lesson, students will be using math skills to determine the best layout of industrial parts to be cut from a sheet of metal. Students will then calculate both the cost of the materials used and the percentage and cost of waste remaining after cutting out the industrial parts.

This lesson walks students through how to fill out a time card, how to figure out over time, what gets taken out of a pay check and how to fill out a time card with piece work.

While at Verso Corporation, many discussions focused on what a hiring committee and manager/supervisor looks for in their employees. By investigating qualities that contribute to becoming a strong employee, students can understand what it takes to be a competitive employee in today’s workforce.

This lesson plan will identify what employability/essential skills the employers in the area are looking for in their employees. Students will interview human resource managers at local businesses and ask questions to identify these skills. After they have identified the desired skills, the students will create and deliver a presentation on one of the skills and describe what it means and what it looks like in industry.

This lesson would be used to follow up with the “What’s in the Water? Lab Activity.”

You are employees of competing Water Testing companies. You recently received a request from the municipality of Cavour to test their water for an unknown/suspected parasite that they suspect has been causing nausea and intestinal distress in their community.

Your mission after developing the Method for testing for the parasite found in the City of Cavour’s water is to submit your report for approval by the City of Cavour.

Your report and presentation will be used to determine whether Cavour accepts your bid for the contract.

You are employees of competing water testing companies. You recently received a request from the municipality of Cavour to test their water for an unknown/suspected parasite that they suspect has been causing nausea and intestinal distress in their community.

Your mission is to develop the proper Method for testing for the parasite and provide a detailed lab report.

This lesson will give the student a basic understanding of how to identify materials and estimate woodworking material in a project. Teacher or student can decide on a project to complete an estimate.