CROCUS PLAINS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COURSE OUTLINE Course Name: Course Number: Carpentry Fundamentals BCA20S Text/Learning Resources: 1. Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation Canadian Wood Frame Construction 2. Koel, Lenard Carpentry 3. Feirer & Feirer Carpentry & Building Construction 4. Modern Carpentry 5. Wood Technology and Processes Rational: Carpentry Fundamentals is intended for students wishing to sample the carpentry trade. The course includes an exploration of safety, employability skills, career development, essential trade math, and the science of wood and construction. Goal: Students will learn how to work safely in a shop environment, as well as be able to use and identify hand tools and power tools through the completion of a project. Prerequisites: NONE
General Objectives: 1. Building Process 2. Basic Skills and Procedures 3. Materials of Construction 4. Tools and Equipment 5. Construction Math 6. Sustainability 7. Evolution of Carpentry 8. Health and Safety 9. Employability Skills 10. Ethical and Legal Standards 11. Career Opportunities Specific Objectives: 1. Building Process. 1.1. Interpret blueprints, plans, and sketches. 1.1.1. Visualize a three-dimensional project from a two-dimensional plan 1.1.2. Transfer information (e.g., measurements, angle, material) from drawing to a project 1.1.3. Create a basic material list 1.2. Apply the Construction Sequence. 1.2.1. Identify the process and sequence of a project. 1.2.2. Follow a plan of processes and sequences for a project. 2. Basic Skills and Procedures 2.1. Layout a project 2.1.1. Identify tools (e.g., tape measure, compass, square, straight edge, protractor) required for layout. 2.1.2. Copy a drawing. 2.1.3. Trace a template for a project. 3. Materials of Construction. 3.1. Describe wood and wood products. 3.1.1. Identify soft wood and panel products. 3.1.2. Identify sources and the limited supply of wood. 3.1.3. Identify defects (e.g., knots, warp, splits) and grain direction in wood products
3.2. Describe fasteners, adhesives, sealants, and wood fillers. 3.2.1. Identify tools required to install fasteners. 3.2.2. Identify the size and type of fastener. 3.2.3. Identify exterior and interior glue. 3.2.4. Use mechanical fasteners and adhesives. 4. Tools and Equipment. 4.1. Identify and use hand tools. 4.1.1. Identify tools (e.g., tape measure, compass, square, straight edge, protractor) required for layout. 4.1.2. Identify basic hand tools (e.g., hand saws, chisels, screwdrivers, mallets, planes, hammers, vice grips, pliers) common to the carpentry trade. 4.1.3. Use tools required for layout. 4.1.4. Use basic hand tools required to complete projects. 4.2. Identify and use portable power tools. 4.2.1. Identify basic portable power tools (e.g., drills, routers, sanders, jigsaw, mitre saw) common to the carpentry trade. 4.2.2. Use basic portable power tools required to complete projects. 4.3. Identify and use stationary power tools. 4.3.1. Identify basic stationary power tools (e.g., band saw, scroll saw, planer, jointer, drill press) common to the carpentry trade. 4.3.2. Use basic stationary power tools required to complete projects. 5. Construction Math. 5.1. Apply construction mathematics/geometry. 5.1.1. Identify fractions and mixed numbers. 5.1.2. Identify symbols related to imperial measurement (e.g., 2ꞌ 3"). 5.1.3. Identify equivalent forms of fractions (e.g., 1/8 " = 2/16"). 5.1.4. Perform basic carpentry mathematics (e.g., addition and subtraction of fractions). 5.1.5. Convert fractions into equivalent forms of fractions 5.1.6. (e.g., 1/8 " = 2/16").
5.2. Read, interpret, and communicate information from construction documents. 5.2.1. Identify sizes of components. 5.2.2. Identify symbols on a drawing. 5.2.3. Interpret drawings and specifications for the sizes, locations, and types of materials required for a project. 5.3. Describe the performance and characteristics of materials. 5.3.1. Describe the mechanical advantages of fasteners. Identify size and type of fastener. 5.3.2. Describe the strength characteristics of different products. 6. Sustainability 6.1. Describe and apply efficient material usage practices. 6.1.1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of efficient material usage to reduce waste and its impact on the environment. 6.1.2. Create a cutting plan that maximizes material usage. 7. Evolution of Carpentry 7.1. Explain developing trends in construction. 7.1.1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of developing trends in construction. 7.2. Identify examples of emerging technologies in construction 7.2.1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the evolving technology of tools, materials, and processes in construction.
8. Health and Safety 8.1 Describe and apply safety procedures and knowledge of health and safety rights and responsibilities. 8.1.1. Follow proper shop practices, which help protect the safety and health of students and staff (e.g., keep work area clean and organized, avoid horseplay). 8.1.2. Identify personal responsibility for health and safety. 8.1.3. Identify and use the safety features of tools and equipment (e.g., band saw guard, stock guides) appropriately. 8.1.4. Identify emergency evacuation procedures. 8.1.5. Use appropriate aids to minimize risk of injury 8.1.6. Demonstrate ergonomically correct procedures to avoid injury (e.g., stress, strain). 8.1.7. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., gloves, safety glasses or goggles, hard hat, hearing protection, respirator mask). 8.1.8. Locate first aid and eyewash station. 8.2. Describe and follow health and safety laws and regulations as they relate to carpentry. 8.2.1. Identify WHMIS symbols and terminology, and follow WHMIS guidelines. 8.2.2. Comply with health and safety legislation and practices for the construction industry 8.2.3. Describe the reporting process for injuries. 9. Employability Skills 9.1. Demonstrate fundamental employability skills. 9.1.1. Explain the importance of employability skills. 9.1.2. Ask questions to clarify written or verbal instructions. 9.1.3. Identify sources of information about and resources for Carpentry 9.1.4. Identify problems and follow a problem-solving process. 9.2. Demonstrate personal management skills. 9.2.1. Actively participate in a positive manner. 9.2.2. Complete tasks within stated deadlines. 9.2.3. Demonstrate responsibility by being accountable for own actions. 9.2.4. Accept feedback, comments, and contributions from others. 9.2.5. Listen and respond in order to understand and learn.
9.3. Demonstrate teamwork skills. 9.3.1. Actively participate in the work of a group. 9.3.2. Participate in classroom/shop activities. 10. Ethical and Legal Standards. 10.1. Follow the ethical expectations of professional carpenters. 10.1.1. Demonstrate respect for the carpentry trade (e.g., for tools, materials, co-workers). 11. Career Opportunities 11.1. Identify apprenticeship and post-secondary opportunities related to carpentry. 11.1.1. Identify a variety of career and employment opportunities related to trades and technology.
Delivery Method: Delivery method is primarily by means of live demonstrations but may include any or all of the following: lectures, video tapes, slide presentations, reading assignments and assigned practical exercises. Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on: - Theory 30% o Assignments 10% o Tests 20% - Practical application 50% - Employability Skills 20% 100% Missed tests due to excused absences will be dealt with on an individual basis. Missed tests due to unexcused absences will be written the next day. Late assignments will receive the appropriate grade penalization as outlined in the provincial Academic Responsibility, Honesty, and Promotion/Retention document. Academic Responsibility, Honesty, and Promotion/Retention: Penalization for Late Assessments and/or Evaluations Opportunities to submit the original or an alternate unit/term summative assessment with a new due date may be provided by the teacher after consultation with the student and parents and/or guardian, but is subject to penalization in accordance to provincial guidelines. Penalization for late unit/term summative assessments is as follows: Grade 9 10% Grade 10 15% Grade 11 20% Grade 12 25% Once the late unit/term summative assessment is marked, the penalized assessment mark will replace the 0 grade that was originally assigned to the student. If the original or alternate assessment is not submitted by the new completion date, or if the student refuses to submit a required assessment, the 0 grade assigned to it will remain on the student s evaluation records. The 0 grade(s) will be calculated into the student s final mark for the unit of study and will be used in the calculation of the final grade of the course.