Manufacturing Technology

●​ Provide students with manufactured products and have them disassemble, analyze, and document the manufacturing processes, materials, and components used. ●​ This exercise can help students understand the principles of manufacturing, interchangeability of parts, and product servicing. Manufacturing Competitions and Challenges: ●​ Organize manufacturing competitions or challenges where students design, prototype, and manufacture products or components within specific constraints or requirements. ●​ These challenges can foster teamwork, problem-solving, and the application of various manufacturing technologies and skills. ●​ Work with your Work-Based Learning Facilitator to establish partnerships with local manufacturers or industry professionals who can provide mentorship, guidance, and real-world insights into manufacturing technologies and processes. ●​ Organize virtual or in-person field trips to manufacturing facilities or plants to observe different manufacturing systems, processes, and technologies in action.

Extension

Resources/ Suggested Lesson(s) ●​ Caliper Video

●​ Google SketchUp ●​ Micrometer Video

Skills: ●​ Creating and reading technical drawings and demonstrating proficiency in measuring. ●​ Utilize the steps of the manufacturing process while designing and producing a product. Scaffolded Learning: ●​ Have students individually design and manufacture a custom wooden puzzle. Provide students with a rubric with specific parameters. ●​ Have students “pitch” their custom puzzle to the class and make an argument as to why their puzzle should be mass-produced.