Culminating Activity
Grade 9 Woodshop - Gumball Machine
Careers
Lessons
-Guest Speaker - local General Contractor about career pathways through the trades.
-Lessons on SHSM, OYAP, duel credit & CO-OP programs
Formative
Project where you pick a desired trade as a career and layout the best possible pathway to reach this goal.
Design
Lessons
-understanding grain direction both structurally and aesthetically.
-types of joinery; biscuit, mortise & tenon, dowel, dovetail, kreg screw, etc
-furniture styles
Formative
-Label joints on handout
-incorporate 1 of these joints into project (dowels would be simplest)
Measurements
Lessons
-fractions/imperial system (tape measure activities)
-blueprint reading
-wood selection/minimizing waste
Formative
-Get students to pick boards for their project, and writing with chalk layout pieces need on the board to optimize material. Give feedback.
-Fill in the blank fraction assignment
Safety
Machine Safety
Lessons
-PPE
-Hand tools
-Handouts & video for each machine
Formative
-live demos with scrap wood
-safety quizzes
Shop Safety
Lessons
-WHIMIS
-Eyewash Station/fire extinguishers
-lockout procedure
Formative
-floor map/lockout quiz
