Proposed Title: FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION (Replaces Construction Technology I) Department : Science and Technology/Engineering Course Materials : Book: Technology By, R. Thomas Wright, Software: VectorWorks CAD and hand Drafting and layout tools, -Power Machines: wood, metal, ceramics and plastics processing; plus all related hand tools, cutting and fastening tools, including soldering, brazing and welding.

Course Description: This course is designed to give students hands-on learning opportunities to gain basic skills operating tools and

machines to implement and construct furniture and or modular shed projects. 21st Century manufacturing technology, material processing and measurement system theory concepts will be integrated. Each student will have the opportunity to build and create furniture and in some cases modular sheds in the Technology shop. Students will evaluate furniture design criteria past, present and future. They will learn technical drawing techniques, solve geometric layouts, scale, proportion and perspective drawing. There will be opportunities for students to work and contribute in collaborative groups as well as individual project work. Plus opportunities for repair work of furniture for staff and school wide usage.

Grade Assessment includes safety contract and a conduct grade, class participation, project work with specific skill criteria, technical drawings and design; plus some written tests which include vocabulary, measurement computation and industrial concepts in current manufacturing practice. Understanding and adhering to Industrial safety standards is a primary requirement for each student. Both student and parent must sign a safety contract for participation in this course to help ensure a personal commitment to safety procedures.

Course Skill Development: 1. Inquiry based design work, technical drawing and geometric layouts in 2D and 3D perspectives using protractor, square and compass on graphing paper. 2. Precision measurement and dimensioning of all work. 3. Safety and skill development using hand tools and machine tools; plus industrial safety awareness in a shop environment.

Content and Concepts: Text readings and tests include: 1. Furniture design process and concepts 2. Residential and Modular design concepts. 3. Understanding and using machine applications for processing a variety of materials. 4. Types and properties of materials. 5. Measurement systems. 6. Production in Furniture Manufacturing 7. Industrial safety standards

Essential Questions: 1. What is the design process? How is it applied to furniture design? 1

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What is furniture manufacturing? What is the difference between Custom and production Manufacturing? What types of drawings are used in furniture and modular construction manufacturing? What are the industrial standards and requirements for the safe use of tools and machinery? What types of measurement systems and how are they used in construction and manufacturing nationally and globally? What materials are used in furniture construction? What are their properties and limitations? How are these materials obtained or extracted from natural resources? How are these materials processed for manufacturing and construction?

Course Objectives: 1. Students will develop basic knowledge and skills for design and construction processes in furniture manufacturing. 2. To develop an understanding of the relationships between 21st Century manufacturing and furniture design past, present and future. 3. To experience how tradition, innovation and invention influences the design process. 4. To develop the ability to use and maintain tools and machines in an industrial environment. 5. To understand and participate in industrial safety standards in a production shop environment. 6. To develop authentic skills in technical drawing, reading and layout by applying techniques to be used in the construction of furniture projects. 7. To acquire an understanding of materials, resources and industrial processing technology as it relates to furniture design and production in a 21st Century economy and market. 8. To understand and use measurement systems for producing actual drawings and furniture projects.

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THE FRAMEWORK EMPHASIS: of this course will focus more on the standards for construction and manufacturing and less on the engineering design process and theory, thus giving students ample time for hands on lab work and skill development.

Massachusetts Science and Technology / Engineering, Frameworks Standards The following standards are being met by this course : 1. Engineering Design Central Concepts: Engineering design involves practical problem solving, research, development, and invention/innovation, and requires designing, drawing, building, testing, and redesigning. Students should demonstrate the ability to use the engineering design process to solve a problem or meet a challenge. 1.1 Identify and explain the steps of the engineering design process: identify the problem, research the problem, develop possible solutions, select the best possible solution(s), construct prototypes and/or models, test and evaluate, communicate the solutions, and redesign. 1.2 Understand that the engineering design process is used in the solution of problems and the advancement of society. Identify examples of technologies, objects, and processes that have been modified to advance society, and explain why and how they were modified. 1.3 Produce and analyze multi-view drawings (orthographic projections) and pictorial drawings (isometric, oblique, perspective), using various techniques. 1.4 Interpret and apply scale and proportion to orthographic projections and pictorial drawings (e.g., ¼" = 1'0", 1 cm = 1 m). 1.5 Interpret plans, diagrams, and working drawings in the construction of prototypes or models. 2. Construction Technologies Central Concepts: The construction process is a series of actions taken to build a structure, including preparing a site, setting a foundation, erecting a structure, installing utilities, and finishing a site. Various materials, processes, and systems are used to build structures. Students should demonstrate and apply the concepts of construction technology through building and constructing either full-size models or scale models using various materials commonly used in construction. Students should demonstrate the ability to use the engineering design process to solve a problem or meet a challenge in construction technology. 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6

Identify and explain the engineering properties of materials used in structures (e.g., elasticity, plasticity, R value, density, strength). Distinguish among tension, compression, shear, and torsion, and explain how they relate to the selection of materials in structures. Calculate the resultant force(s) for a combination of live loads and dead loads. Identify and demonstrate the safe and proper use of common hand tools, power tools, and measurement devices used in construction. Recognize the purposes of zoning laws and building codes in the design and use of structures.

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Central Concepts: Manufacturing processes can be classified into six groups: casting/molding, forming, separating, conditioning, assembling, and finishing. Students should demonstrate the ability to use the engineering design process to solve a problem or meet a challenge in a manufacturing technology. 7.1 Describe the manufacturing processes of casting and molding, forming, separating, conditioning, assembling, and finishing. 7.2 Identify the criteria necessary to select safe tools and procedures for a manufacturing process (e.g., properties of materials, required tolerances, end-uses). 7.3 Describe the advantages of using robotics in the automation of manufacturing processes (e.g., increased production, improved quality, safety).

Note: 21st Century Learning Expectations: 1. This curriculum is purposefully designed to ensure that all students practice and achieve each of the school's 21st century learning expectations by emphasizing depth of understanding and application of knowledge through: • Inquiry, problem-solving and higher order thinking through [Design process and hands-on applications of practical problems with materials and tools] • Cross-disciplinary learning includes [Drawing and design, computation and measurement, research and readings, plus industrial applications of tools and machines.] • Authentic learning opportunities both in and out of school [Real life skills in using machinery and actual repair or construction of products for the use of others such as furniture or sheds that are either sold or repaired for the broader community] • Informed and ethical use of technology. [An agreement made by all students engaging in on-line research using computer technology.]

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Quarterly Pacing Guide: 9 weeks per quarter Instructional outline: 4 quarters with 22 day sessions, two rotating quarters per lab Quarter 1 Technology Lab Readings: Technology text: chapter 8 measurement systems, other text on Furniture design concepts 1. Furniture and modular house / shed design concepts 2. . Drawing Skills: Geometric layouts 2-D construction on drawing board assignments. [Design tools] Dimensioning and Scale, 2D 3D perspectives, isometric drawing, 3. Layout tools ruler, protractor, square, line, level and compass, 4. Applied calculations for measurement, linear, area, volume, slope and metric conversion 5. Industrial safety procedures and standards

Quarter 2 Readings: Technology text: chapter 7 Production tools and machines, Ch: 5 Properties of materials 1. Introduction to Tools and Machines / Box type project wood/ metal/ plastics / glass 2. Industrial Safety and procedures for lab work continued 3. Manufacturing Industry standards and secondary processes: Hands on work in lab / layout / separating / forming /conditioning/ assembly / finishing / rework

Quarter 3 Technology text Chapters 13, Production technology, Ch 14 Natural resources 1. Principles of production technology in manufacturing (Hands on work to develop skills and products) 2. Drawing skills developed in 2 D dimensioning and multi view representation 3. Design concepts of furniture design in wood, metal and glass 4. Specific techniques for Joinery in cabinets, fastening , hinges , moving parts

Quarter 4 1. Final construction of project design 2. Development of Skills in project work (Samples include: Tables, chairs, lamps, clocks, shelves, cabinets etc.) 3. Review of concepts and final test, drawings and final product development

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[Student Sylabus] FURNITURE TECHNOLOGY 12 units of concepts with hands-on projects drawings, readings and quizzes 1. Furniture Design process, drawing techniques and layout tools CH 1-3 2. Measurement and dimensioning systems CH 8 3. Hand tool applications CH: 7 4. Production Tools and machines CH 7 5. Industrial Safety Standards [on going]. 6. Production systems and technology CH 16 7. Materials: Primary processing, Types, Properties and limitations CH: 12 8. Secondary Processing of materials CH 13 9. Natural resource mineral processing and lumber harvesting Ch: 14 10. Construction Systems Ch: 17/ Civil, Industrial, Commercial and Residential construction [Optional alternative to CH: 14] 11. Wood working Skills: material cutting, shaping, joinery, conditioning, sanding, finishing, fastening, gluing, and clamping techniques 12. Metal working Skills cutting, joining, conditioning, shaping, bending, fastening, riveting, soldering, and welding techniques 13. Modular construction systems ( Modular house design, Shed construction and installation: optional alternative unit time allowing)

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Project Assignment Examples 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Wooden box / 6x 8 x 4” with movable lid and rabbet joints using hand tools. Metal tool box 8 x 16” 18 ga. Steel. Fasten with rivets and mig welder. Table Lamp design; using any materials available we can cut and fasten. Tin/ copper lantern designs with glass Table designs/ wood, stone and or metal Wooden Chair designs Clock designs Ceramic, glass or wood mosaic design incorporated into other projects Modular Shed construction alternative Shelf units and cabinets of all sizes with draw options

Rubrics: Project and drawing rubrics are attached to hard copy files

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