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Mr. Wilson
Electricity
Exploratory Electricity Course of Study
The exploratory electricity class at the Washington County Technical School will introduce students to careers in several electricity-related fields. It encompasses basic electrical theory, fundamental terminology, symbols, diagrams and an understanding of the general practices of electrical safety. Students will be participating in activities that correspond with the related topics. Instructional materials will include text excerpts from the MRW text, the CEV curriculum guide, Klein tool catalog, Get Wired CDs and IBEW promotional materials. Various AV materials from selected websites will be used. These sites include: www.ibew.org/, www.kleintools.com/, streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ and http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073106941/student_view0/careers_in_electricity_and_electronics.html. Objectives are listed in the pacing guide with the VA Workplace Readiness skills (DOE #9070) included throughout the class time. Additional reference material will be an ongoing research project.
Pacing Guide
Week 1 Orientation, safety, basic electrical theory, issue notebooks
Week 2 Basic trade applied math, identify commonly used materials, hand/specialty tools, devices/conductors
Week 3 Wiring methods & workmanship, splicing/terminations, simple circuits with single pole switches, overcurrent protection
Week 4 Electrical symbols & schematics, introduction to use of multimeters, Ohms Law and Watts Law applied
Week 5 Series-parallel circuits, application and calculation
Week 6 Lighting control circuits including three-way & four-way
Week 7 Complex circuits, electronic breadboard projects
Week 8 Electromagnetic projects, alternative energy, photovoltaic, hydrogen fuel cells
Week 9 Project completion, career opportunities, review & summarize, exit test
VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CLASS RECORD School year: 20___ -- 20___
Student’s name ___________Home High School _______________________
Course: Electricity Careers
Competencies A B C D F
1 Practice fire safety evacuation & other emergency situations
2 Demonstrate and explain importance of safety & personal safety practices 3 Demonstrate safe housekeeping procedures
4 Explain safe working practices around electrical hazards
5 Identify safe hand tool practices
6 Basic electrical theory/demonstrate knowledge of source of electricity
7 Basic math-fractions/decimals
8 Identify commonly used materials by name
9 Identification, selection and usage of conductors
10 Make connections with lugs, connectors and terminals
11 Install and connect devices
12 Identify electrical symbols and apply to a diagram
13 Wire series circuit
14 Wire parallel circuit
15 Wire a combination network circuit
16 Meter application & testing equipment
17 Lighting controls—single-pole, three-way, four-way
18 Breadboard electronic components w/complex circuits
19 Electromagnetic polarity properties
20 Electric motor/generator
21 Contactors and relays
22 Alternative energy sources
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