CTE: Advanced Manufacturing - Building a Future-Ready Workforce

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Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robots, 3D printing, the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality (VR) … there’s a whole world of exciting jobs and careers available to those who have a basic understanding of how to use these Industry 4.0 technologies. In each module of CTE: Advanced Manufacturing – Building a Future-Ready Workforce, students will

  • Investigate new technologies,
  • Explore the ways they impact daily life, and
  • Discover the jobs and career paths that utilize these technologies in their community.

Acknowledgements:

JASON Learning in partnership with the Ohio Valley Employment Resource (OVER) have collaborated to create the curriculum models and provide local career exploration experiences for students in Appalachian Ohio.

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STEM Career Role Models 

Linn Yost

Owner, Micro Machine Works, Inc.

Liz King

Journeyman Machinist, Micro Machine Works, Inc.

Chuck Atkins

HVAC Service Technician, Morrison, Inc.

James Ruble

Director, Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers’ Coalition

Module - Sensors are Essential

In this module, students will be introduced to the world of digital sensors and begin to explore it using an Arduino System. After completing all the activities in this module, learners will be challenged to innovate and create a digital temperature sensor that will alert someone in their community when the temperature gets too hot or too cold.

More Details: Sensors are Essential 

Target Audience:

Grades 8-12

Examples of Key Concepts and Vocabulary:

Electronic components, interpreting circuits & schematics, basic programming syntax, microcontrollers, and data collection/analysis, etc.

Featured Games:

Resistor Check, Interactive Arduino

Module - Details Make All the Difference

In this module, students discover how Advanced Manufacturing designs, produces, and powers our world. After completing all the activities in this module, students are challenged to innovate and create a component that increases the functionality or value of an existing product used by someone in their community.

More Details: Details Make All the Difference

Target Audience:

Grades 8-12

Examples of Key Concepts and Vocabulary:

Industry 4.0 technologies, engineering design, the digital thread, precision measurement, etc.

Module - Climate Controlled: Comfort & Quality

In this module, students will be introduced to the science, technology, and people who ensure the comfort and quality of the air in our climate-controlled spaces. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in these buildings offer us protection and comfort. Students will put on their technician hat to develop a long-term climate-control proposal that optimizes energy efficiency and occupant comfort and health on the warmest days of the year.

Target Audience:

Grades 8-12

Examples of Key Concepts and Vocabulary:

Thermal comfort, built environment, humidity, airspeed, etc.

Module - Innovating Through Digital Design

In this module, learners will be introduced to computer-aided design (CAD) and TinkerCAD®. They will learn about digital manipulation and texturizing of surface features on objects, then explore the different applications of these design tools in the built world. After completing all the activities in this module, students will be challenged to redesign an existing consumer product to maintain or enhance consumer satisfaction while increasing its circularity and sustainability.

Target Audience:

Grades 8-12

Examples of Key Concepts and Vocabulary:

Boolean operation, plane, rotate, scale, snap grid, etc.

Included Materials

Each module in CTE: Advanced Manufacturing – Building a Future-Ready Workforce is facilitated by specially designed educator support materials:

  • An “Educator Prep” section complete with directions and supplemental resources
  • Interdisciplinary Connections
  • Relevant videos and web links
  • Rubrics for student’s challenges

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