Construction Science

Unit(s): 

Professional and Industry Standards

Career Planning

Technological Applications, Health and Safety Standards, Maintain Tools, Machines, and Equipment, Technical Drawings and Documents

Unit(s): 

Technical Drawings and Documents

Governmental Regulations and Codes

Regulations and Contracts

Electrical Systems

Unit(s): 

Project Planning Framing Systems

Framing Systems

Evaluation of Project and Project Reports for Framing Systems

Concrete Project Planning

Unit(s):

Concrete cont.

Built Environment and Systems

Team Blueprint Build of Small Shed

Evaluation of Project and Project Reports for Team Build Blueprints

Team Build and Portfolio

Unit 1:  Professional and Industry Standards (1 Week)

- appropriate work habits

-- appropriate dress for the work environment

Employability Skills

- Communication Skills

- Listening Skills

- Public Relations Skills

- current industry standards and practices for quality projects

-document how quality improves profitability

- issues that affect quality

- industry standards and practices to enhance appreciation for quality workmanship

Unit 2:  Career Planning (1 Week)

- education and training opportunities to acquire skills for career advancement

- postsecondary educational for architecture and construction trades, ie. college, apprenticeship, and specialty trade schools

- professional journals, magazines, manufacturers' catalogs, industry publications

- local and regional labor markets

Unit 3:  Technological Applications (1 Week) Use throughout course

-Electronic Devices to Communicate

-Writing and Publishing Applications

-Spreadsheet Applications

-Database Applications

-Collaborative Applications (BlueBeam)

Unit 4:  Health and Safety Standards (2 Weeks)

- appropriate safety standards; safety rules and regulations; safety precautions and hazards

- safety practices and equipment, including personal protective equipment

Unit 5:  Maintain Tools, Machines, and Equipment (1 Week)

- select, safely operate, and maintain tools, machinery, and equipment

- state-of-the-art tools, equipment, materials, technologies, and methodologies

Unit 6: Build Skills: (2 Week) 

Mathematical Skills

- areas and volumes of various structures and estimate materials and supplies using geometric formulas and calculations

- percentages and decimals and use percentages and decimals for measurement tasks

- ratios, fractions, and proportions using formulas and calculations

- measurement tasks using ratios, fractions, and proportions

- estimate materials and supplies using dimensions, spaces, and structures calculations 

Physics Skills

- basic concepts of static and loads to planning

- physical properties of common construction materials handling materials safely, effectively, and efficiently

Chemical Materials

- compatible and incompatible substances

- chemical process that occurs when using common construction materials

Unit 7:  Technical Drawings and Documents (1 Week)

Elements and symbols of blueprints and drawings

-classifications of drawings and drawing dimensions

- different types of lines for construction drawings

- architectural symbols commonly used to represent materials 

- electrical, mechanical, and plumbing symbols commonly used on plans

Unit 7:  Technical Drawings and Documents (3 Weeks)

Elements and symbols of blueprints and drawings

-classifications of drawings and drawing dimensions

- different types of lines for construction drawings

- architectural symbols commonly used to represent materials 

- electrical, mechanical, and plumbing symbols commonly used on plans

- interpret plans, elevations, schedules, and sections 

-interpret blueprints and drawings to assist with project planning

Unit 8:  Governmental Regulations and Codes (1 Week)

- governmental regulations and codes to establish a legal and safe environment

- occupation-specific governmental regulations and national, state, and local building codes

-OSHA and SDS

-Electrical Codes

Unit 9:  Regulations and Contracts (1 Week)

- regulations and codes to identify those applicable to the local area

-Electrical Codes

- locate and implement regulations and codes applicable to tasks and projects

- industry jargon or terminology

- industry acronyms

Unit 10: Electrical Systems (4 Weeks)

-Parallel vs Series

-using a Multimeter

-Wiring 3 way switch, GFCI Duplex, lighting fixture. 

Fall CCA

Unit 11:  Project Planning Framing Systems (2 Weeks)

- identifying resources and materials and time-management, labor/job-management, and job-site obligations

- estimating correct amounts of required resources/materials 

- estimate the amount of materials needed to frame a floor, frame, walls and ceilings

- execute, monitor, and control a project using available resources and materials effectively

- evaluating waste of resources and materials

Unit 12: Framing Systems (3 Weeks)

FLOOR

- different types of framing systems

- floor system requirements

- methods used to fasten sills to the foundation

- the proper girder or beam size

- different types of flooring materials

- purposes of subflooring and underlayment

- fasteners to be used in various floor framing systems

- install bridging, joists for a cantilever-floor, subfloor using butt-joint plywood, single floor system using (T&G) plywood or (OSB) panels

WALLS & CEILINGS

-components of a wall and ceiling layout

- for laying out a wood frame wall, including the installation of plates, corner posts, door and window openings, partition Ts, bracings, and firestops

- correct procedure for assembling and erecting an exterior wall

common materials and methods used for installing sheathing on walls

Unit 13:  Evaluation of Project and Project Reports for Framing Systems (1 Weeks)

-detailed timeline 

- project update for stakeholders

- verbal or written status report on a project

Unit 14: Concrete Project Planning (1 Weeks)

- identifying resources and materials and time-management, labor/job-management, and job-site obligations

- estimating correct amounts of required resources/materials 

- execute, monitor, and control a project using available resources and materials effectively

- evaluating waste of resources and materials

Unit 15: Concrete (2 Weeks)

- properties of cement

- composition of concrete

- volume estimates for concrete

- types of concrete reinforcement materials

- types of footings and forms

- erect, plumb, and brace a simple concrete form with reinforcement

Unit 15: Concrete cont. (2 Weeks)

- properties of cement

- composition of concrete

- volume estimates for concrete

- types of concrete reinforcement materials

- types of footings and forms

- erect, plumb, and brace a simple concrete form with reinforcement

Unit 17:  Built Environment and Systems (1 Week)

- align and incorporate the built environment and its systems to complete the project

- label all systems on a set of construction documents

- interrelationship of the systems in the built environment

Unit 18:  Team Blueprint Build of Small Shed (4 Weeks)

-Full set of build plans with Electrical, Framing and Concrete with Built Environment. 

- identifying resources and materials and time-management, labor/job-management, and job-site obligations

- estimating correct amounts of required resources/materials 

- regulations and codes to identify those applicable to the local area

- current industry standards and practices for quality projects

Unit 19:  Evaluation of Project and Project Reports for Team Build Blue Prints (1 Week)

-detailed timeline 

- project update for stakeholders

- verbal or written status report on a project

- employment forms and documentation such as I-9, work visa, W-4, and licensures

Spring CCA

Required Project:

Safety Exams: 

General Safety part 1 General Safety part 2
Hand Tool Safety Test

NISD CTE Safety Page

Hand Drawn Blueprints

Required Project:

Small Wall Frame that is wired

Required Project:

Floor, Wall, and Ceiling Build

OR

Design and build a Concrete Bench

Required Project:

End of Year Portfolio

 *Documentation of all Exams, Drawings, and project builds

Cycle 1: 

-Professionalism

-Ethics

127.15(1)(A)

127.15(1)(E)

127.15(1)(F)

127.15(1)(G)

127.15(1)(H)

127.15(1)(I)

127.15(1)(K)

127.15(1)(L)

127.15(1)(M)

Cycle 2: 

-Teamwork

-Problem Solving

127.15(1)(B)

127.15(1)(I)

Cycle 3:

-Self Management Skill

-Conflict Resolution

-Leadership

127.15(1)(B)

127.15(1)(D)

127.15(1)(E)

127.15(1)(F)

127.15(1)(G)

127.15(1)(H)

127.15(1)(I)

127.15(1)(J)

127.15(1)(M)

Cycle 4:

Communication Skills

127.15(1)(C)