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Construction Technology 10

This introductory course in construction technology is designed to provide students with an overview of the construction industry with emphasis on light construction systems. Course content includes units on the Imperial measurement system, construction pre-planning, methods of ownership, machine operation and safety, design and drafting, rafter math, non-structural systems, project estimating and codes, easement and restrictions. In addition to these systems, alternative construction systems and future construction systems will be studied. There is a math component in each unit of study. Students will design and construct a scale model of a residential structure, complete a full scale set construction project which will coincide with the annual musical, and construct full scale structures which will be sold in the community.

 

Furthermore Construction Technology will introduce students to both light and heavy construction. Students will work with the construction process as a whole, starting with the planning stages and ending with the building stage. Throughout the course the students will solve real world problems related to the construction industry. Students will also learn how to read and draw plans and how to do basic construction math.


By the end of the course students will have had the opportunity to learn about and use various types of hand and power tools, and the safety associated with them.

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