Culminating Activity

Grade 9 Woodshop - Gumball Machine

Safety

Shop Safety

Lessons
-WHIMIS
-Eyewash Station/fire extinguishers
-lockout procedure

Formative
-floor map/lockout quiz

Machine Safety

Lessons
-PPE
-Hand tools
-Handouts & video for each machine

Formative
-live demos with scrap wood
-safety quizzes

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

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)

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.