This course is an exploration of concepts of design and basic materials. The students will construct an assigned project to demonstrate the proper use of various tools.
Recommended

This course continues the concepts taught in 7th grade and introduces additional equipment. The students will construct an assigned project to demonstrate the proper use of various tools. Students will also be given a basic introduction to drafting and design, free hand sketching, and enlarging and reducing drawings.
Recommended

This course will teach the fundamentals of drafting and design. The student will learn to use standard drafting equipment to produce project plans and orthographic projections. Lettering, section views, multi-views and drafting geometry are all concepts to be explored. The students will demonstrate their knowledge by producing assigned drawings. As the student progresses, he/she may move into Computer Aided Design.
Elective Credit: 1.0

This course is designed to develop an understanding of mass production concepts that are utilized in industry today. The class will design and produce a mass production project.
Elective Credit: 1.0

This course is designed to develop competence in the use of industrial equipment and terminology to produce advanced projects.
Elective Credit: 1.0

Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) will introduce students to the diverse opportunities provided in the field of industrial mechanical drawing. Students will use computer aided drafting programs to develop skills and become proficient draftsmen/women. Lessons will include the use of drawing, modifying, detailing and transforming commands. Students may be required to reproduce an existing drawing and will be given a tangible object from which to produce a working drawing. Drawings will be three dimensional which requires a strong background in mathematical concepts. This level of learning and design is the beginning of engineering, and students will be expected to devise more than one part in an assembly that will function together as a working machine.
Elective Credit: 1.0