This desk-style workstation includes built-in locking tool drawer, removable activity/work panel with mounted plumb, level blocks, built-in lock/key, and power strip. Students learn to mix, pour, and smooth cement using hand tools. Students explore a variety of job tasks of a cement mason by mixing concrete and pouring it into a stepping-stone form. The form is placed on a layer of sand in a mold pan to allow decorative stones to be cast into the cement. This work experience exposes the student to the processes of mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete.
Curriculum
Curriculum is provided in a three-ring binder with pages contained in page protectors. Easy to follow step by step activities are highlighted using full color photographs. Once introduced to the history of weights and measurements, information on units and standards, the student begins a "hands on" experience, using professional tools of the trade to complete measuring tasks. Pre and post tests, worksheets, answer sheets, and instructor's guide.
Materials Include:
- Safety Glasses
- String
- Line Block
- Line Level
- Torpedo Level
- Master Ruler
- Protractor
- 16'-5m Tape Measure
- Folding Ruler
- Marketing Gage
- Bevel Square
- Chalk Line
- Framing Squares
- Aprons
- Sight Level
- Tripod
- Grade Stick
- Set of Measuring Boards (A-E)
- Chalk Refill
Hands-On Activities Include:
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Using standard and metric rulers
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Using tape measure and folding ruler to measure predetermined points and record measurements
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Using chalk line to snap a straight line between two measured points
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Using marking gauge to scribe a straight line to be used as a cut line
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Using framing square to identify square boards and to determine roof and/or truss pitch
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Using line and level to show a level line for a brick mason to follow
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Demonstrating use of a torpedo level to plum and level supplied fixtures
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Using sliding T-bevel to transfer unknown angles to be measured
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Using protractor to measure known and unknown angles
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Demonstrating setup, use, care, and adjustment of sight level, tripod, and grade stick
