Metals 1,2 (9th)

Metals 1 (9th Grade)

Metals 1 in 9th grade is an introductory-exploratory class designed to introduce students to the environment of a welding/fabrication shop and the tools herein. Students will actively engage with a variety of welding/metalworking processes that help students develop the skills and qualities that can be taken into a variety of careers (In and out of metal fabrication). A core aspect to the class is safety, where students spend the better part of two weeks becoming familiar with the tools and operation of the shop environment and what is expected of them.

With the UDL (Universal Design for Learning) nature of the class. Students have the option to explore various welding styles at their discretion and or focus on a particular process they find most appealing to them. This helps to establish a confidence within the student and their own skills that help them scaffold out and become interested in learning other fabrication/welding techniques.

Students demonstrate at industry standard for their welds and are given ample time to develop these skills during class.

Metals 2 (9th Grade)

Metals 2 in 9th grade is an introductory exploratory class designed to reinforce all the knowledge that was obtained from the 9th grade Metals 1 class. This further refines the teachings of specific welding processes by focusing student learning on precision measurement, reading and producing technical prints, fabrication, and developing a strong foundational understanding in a variety of welding processes. Students are not eligible to enroll in Metals 2 (9th grade) unless they have completed the Metals 1 class with a C grade or higher.

For the first time, students will be introduced to machining, which has students operating a lathe, mill, and CNC plasma table. Students will start to fabricate projects they designed by combining these diverse metalworking processes they have previously obtained either in this or the metals 1 class. Students will also strengthen their previous foundation of welding knowledge by further refining their skills in the shop through integration of these processes into their projects.

Students will develop professionally by becoming more resilient through productive struggles, develop communication skills, integrate planning and execute strategic operations to complete tasks, strengthen and identify great qualities of leadership, and problem-solve situations that they themselves need to overcome to reach their goals.