The publication contains an outline for use by agriculture teachers in developing a teaching plan for a unit on paints and preservatives. The topics included are (1) recognizing, solving, and preventing paint problems and (2) operating and using power spray painting equipment. Items presented for each topic are: the situation, (intended to inform…

The curriculum guide outlines a course designed to provide instruction in the selection, preparation, and installation of hardware for door assemblies. The course is divided into five blocks of instruction (introduction to doors and hardware, door hardware, exterior doors and jambs, interior doors and jambs, and a quinmester post-test) totaling…

The curriculum guide outlines a course designed to acquaint the student with basic skills needed in reading, sketching, and drafting building construction plans. Students should show an interest in the carpentry trade before being assigned to this course, which is the first in a series. Emphasis is placed on the actual responsibilities of the…

The curriculum guide outlines a course for grades 11 and 12 designed to provide instruction in the layout and construction of various types of stairs. Students completing the course will be expected to have skills and knowledge of building construction plans, concrete forms, walls, roofs and doors, in addition to a basic knowledge of mathematics…

The Building Industries Occupations course is a two-year program of approximately 160 three-period teaching days per year. The required course content is designed to be effectively taught in 80 percent of the total course time, thus allowing 20 percent of the time for instruction adapted to such local conditions as employment prospects, student…

The carpentry curriculum guide was developed as a basic guide to be used by instructors in formulating their own courses of study. The material is designed for use in vocational carpentry classes at grade levels 10, 11, and 12. Planned as a two-year sequence, it incorporates 1080 class hours of instruction and emphasizes light or residential type…

The curriculum guide outlines a course for grades 11 and 12 in carpentry designed to provide instructions in mathematics and its application to determining construction costs. Students completing the course will be expected to have the skills and knowledge of building construction plans, concrete forms, walls, roofs, doors and stairs, in addition…

The curriculum guide outlines a course designed to provide instruction in planning, laying out, and building various types of roofs. The course is 135 hours in length and contains seven blocks of instruction (introduction to roofs, commercial buildings, residential buildings, hip roofs, intersecting roofs, applied mathematics, and a quinmester…

The curriculum guide outlines a course designed to help the student become proficient in the skills of planning, layout, and building foundations. The course to be presented in grades 11 and 12 contains six blocks of study (introduction to foundations, forming concrete, piling, marine foundations, applied mathematics, and a quinmester post-test)…

Intended to assist building trades instructors, this course outline to a prevocational building trades program for junior and senior high school students covers four occupational areas: carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electricity. Specific notes to the administrator and teacher and the course goals precede the four occupational units. Each unit…

The course outline is designed to provide instruction in selecting, preparing, and installing wall finishing materials. Prerequisites for the course include mastery of building construction plans, foundations and walls, and basic mathematics. Intended for use in grades 11 and 12, the course contains five blocks of study totaling 135 hours of…

The course outline is designed to provide instruction in planning, laying out, and building various type forms for concrete. The course contains seven blocks of study totaling 135 hours in length. The student will be expected to have mastered basic construction skills and basic mathematics. Upon completing the course, the student will have an…

The curriculum guide outlines a course designed to provide instruction in floor and wall layout, and in the diverse methods and construction of walls. Upon completion of this course the students should have acquired a knowledge of construction plans and structural foundations in addition to a basic knowledge of mathematics. The course consists of…

The guide is an outline of training experiences designed to lead a student to at least entry-level job proficiency in the carpentry trades within the construction industry. Teaching units cover forming, framing, trimming and siding, flooring, and roofing. Each unit has several overall objectives which are divided into subobjectives, stated in…

The guide is an outline of training experiences designed to lead a student to at least entry-level job proficiency in the electrical trades within the construction industry. Teaching units cover residential, commercial, and industrial wiring. Each unit has several overall objectives which are divided into subobjectives, stated in behavioral terms.…