Lesson Title: Attaching Clamps and Stripping Romex
I. Identification Course title: Ag Mechanic Sills Teaching unit: !lectricit" C#! Standards Addressed: Agriculture Mechanics $ath%a" Standards: &'.' $ractice the rules for personal and group safet" %hile %oring in an agricultural mechanics en(ironment. &'.) *no% the relationship +et%een accepted shop management procedures and a safe %oring en(ironment. &,.- . /nderstand proper +asic electrical circuit and %iring techni0ues %ith nonmetal. lic ca+le and conduit as defined +" the National !lectric Code. &,.1 . Interpret +asic agricultural electrical plans. Lesson num+er in this unit: - of '' Length 2time3: -4 minutes &est month: An" II. Specific Instructional 5+6ecti(e2s3 2All three components3: 7i(en instruction8 guided practice8 and proper tools and materials8 students %ill properl" attach ca+le clamps and strip Romex according to the +lueprint and grading criteria. III. !0uipment8 materials8 supplies8 +oos8 resources needed for this lesson 2attach handouts3: 213 Tool containers 2%ire strippers8 +ox cutter8 needle nose pliers8 flat head scre%dri(er8 $hilips scre%dri(er38 213 circuit +oards8 213 circuit +oard plans8 2)3 pictures of +reaer +ox %ires8 213 duplex outlets8 213 light s%itches8 213 light fixtures8 roll of Romex %ire I9. Academic Language: Simple Circuit 5pen Circuit Short Circuit :ot ;ire Neutral ;ire 7round ;ire Romex ;ire Strippers Needle Nose $liers &reaer &ox 9. Teaching procedures: a. Anticipator" set: Sho% a picture mess"8 unorgani<ed %iring %ithin a +reaer. As %hat the pro+lem %ith the picture is. Then sho% a picture of an organi<ed8 neat +reaer +ox. !xplain ho% much easier it %ould +e to find %hich %ire "ou needed in this one. !xplain the importance of eeping the %ires organi<ed8 neat8 and installed correctl". +. Stated o+6ecti(e2s3: Toda" "ou %ill continue %oring on "our circuit +oard %ith "our groups that I assign "ou to for the entire pro6ect. =or those %ho ha(e not taen the safet" test or passed it8 "ou %ill +e re0uired to get '>>? on it +efore %oring in the shop. c. $urpose: Agd43821 #oing this pro6ect accuratel" is (er" important. If "ou are not pa"ing attention8 "ou ris ha(ing a short circuit or e(en an electrical fire@ *eeping "our pro6ect correct and neat %ill ensure a good grade and displa" the sills of an electrician. Aou %ill also +e using the sills "ou are learning in this pro6ect8 on another pro6ect "ou are going to +e doing indi(iduall". ;hen "ou get into the more ad(anced classes8 "ou can %or on %iring a trailer or e(en fixing machiner" for one of "our SA!s. d. Input 2presentation3: Su+6ect Matter 2outlined3 Teaching Methods '3 ;ires neat *eep them neat and organi<ed #ont cross %ires )3 Safet" Sharp tools8 Safet" 7lasses ,3 $lan Tae a minute to loo at the ru+ric at the +ottom so "ou no% %hat "ou %ill +e graded on. If "ou ha(e a 0uestion loo at the plan first8 if "ou cant figure it out. Then as me. Teacher lectures8 as students loo o(er their plans. C=/: ;h" do is this so importantB C=/: :o% are "our %ire nuts going to +e gradedB ;hat a+out the clampsB e. Chec for understanding 2%rite it out full"3: ;h" do "ou %ant to eep "our %ires neat and organi<edB :o% am I grading "our %ire nutsB :o% am I grading "ou clampsB f. #emonstration.Modeling: Steps *e" $oints '. Students get into assigned groups of ) or , and pic a %or ta+le ). Masing tape to identif" +oards ,. 7et three ca+le clamps and attach them -. !ach group cuts their Romex 1. Strip Romex %ire C. Insert Romex into clamps '. 5ne group per ta+le D spread out ). ;rite ALL group mem+ers names8 and period num+er ,. &e sure the" are on straight8 and tight8 and then loosen scre%s so ca+le can fit in. -. ) pieces '4E and ' piece ')E 1. &e CAR!=/L %ith the +ox cutters. No messing around %ith them. &e sure to lea(e C inches of free %ire in "our +ox. I %ill measure them C. &e sure "ou measure and there is C inches of free %ire. No %hite in the +oxes Tighten do%n clamp g. Chec for understanding again 2%rite it out full"3: :o% do %e strip RomexB Agd43821 :o% do "ou mae sure the ca+le clamps are on tightB *no%ing ho% to attach ca+le clamps and strip Romex is important for "our next pro6ect8 %hich is an indi(idual pro6ect that "ou %ill su+mit to the fair. Aou %ill +e re0uired to do similar steps in "our indi(idual pro6ect8 I recommend "ou all tae turns learning ho% to clamp and strip Romex. h. 7uided practice 2application F +ullets or paragraph3: Students %ill complete the tass in their assigned groups after the teacher has demonstrated them. i. Guest acti(ities 2optional8 if time permits3: Students %ill mo(e on to the next step after all groups ha(e completed the current tas 6. Re(ie% H Summar": :o% far do%n do %e strip the %iresB ;hich hole do %e useB ;hen doing an" electrical %or %e need to mae sure %e are safe and onl" proceeding to steps that %e go o(er. . Assessment 2of lessons o+6ecti(es3: Teacher checs all of the circuit +oards to mae sure e(er"one is on trac. l. Closure 2S"nthesis8 $rep for tomorro%.3: Tomorro% %e %ill continue %oring on our circuit +oards the next step is attaching the hoos to scre%s. Remem+er %e need to eep e(er"thing organi<ed and neat. ;h" do %e need to do thisB m. Independent practice 2home%or3: None n. !LL H Special Needs $aired %ith students %ho are +ilingual +ut more proficient in !nglish /se of professional aides if needed 7oing o(er academic language numerous times #oing a lot of checs for understanding Agd43821