Industrial Arts Description

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Department Description
IMHS Industrial Arts students can take classes in Technical Drawing, Metals, Small Engines, Home Repair, and Woodworking. In addition, Mr. Evosevich heads the Industrial Arts Club, an organization geared to helping the true enthusiast get extra experiences in the field.
Class Description: Technical Drawing
Class number 610 Credit 1.00 Grades 9-12

Drafting is a universal language by which size, shape, and construction of an object can be described accurately and clearly. Drafting is a graphic language, which has it's own alphabet, grammar, and penmanship. Purpose is to develop an appreciation of drafting and it's applications. to become familiar with the instruments, materials, and equipment. To understand the basic principles of drafting which are necessary to prepare a drawing.

Class Description: General Metals
Class number 611 Credit 1.00 Grades 9-12

The purpose of this class is to give the student a basic knowledge and understanding of metal working. The areas that will be explored include: machining of metals, welding, forging, hot metal casting, and ornamental iron.

Class Description: Small Engines
Class number 612 Credit .5 Grades 9-12

The semester course will be broken down as follows: Small engine component identification. Principles of  two, four, and two cycle engine operation. Compression system-cylinder, pistons, rings, rods, crank, valves. Fuel system-type, theory of operation. Ignition systems theory, types of systems, troubleshooting, repair. Purchase, care and overall maintenance, both as to use and lay-up. Fuels and lubricants.

Class Description: Technical Drawing 2
Class number 620 Credit 1.00 Prerequisite: Technical Drawing 1

The general objectives of Technical Drawing 2 are to develop an awareness of the importance of drafting as related to the various fields of endeavor, review the basic principles of drafting, apply these basic principles specifically to the areas of sheet metal layout, plumbing, electricity, and electronics.

Class Description:  Advanced Metals
Class number 621 Credit 1.00 Prerequisites: Technical Drawing 1, general metals.

 Advanced Metals will give the student an opportunity to explore further and in greater depth the area of metals. The areas to be covered include gas welding, cutting and brazing, horizontal, vertical, and overhead arc welding, I.I.G and T.I.G welding. The students will use the lathe to turn between centers, cut screw threads, tapers, and will use the four jaw independent chuck for accurate work holding.

Class Description:  Wood Work 2
Class number 631 Credit 1.00 Prerequisites: Drafting 1, woodwork 1.

During the first part of the year, this course is devoted to a review of basic hand tools and power tools. Periods are divided into instructional periods and work periods. During instructional periods, information will be given on manufacture and mass production, introduction to carpentry, tools and procedures, and cabinet making. During work periods, projects selected by students will be allowed.

Class Description:  Technical Drawing 4
Class number 640 Credit 1.00 Prerequisite 3 years of technical drawing

Technical drawing is available to those students who are quite definite in their plans of becoming a drafter of entering engineering fields.
This course is offered to those students who wish to gain more experience in this field. The student would be responsible for drawing up all necessary plants for a three bedroom ranch style house with a two-car garage. A set foundation plan, basement plans, and first floor elevators, sections roof plan, bathroom and kitchen details, electrical, heating, and plumbing.

Class Description:  Co-op
Class number 660 Credit 1.00 Prerequisite 3 years of technical drawing

This course would provide a very worthwhile experience that could not be provided in school. Upon completing of this course, the student may be hired by the industry if conditions are right.  If not, the experience gained would be invaluable as far as future work in another or additional studies in trade school of an university.

 

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