Bruce School Technology Education

Wood Technology
Instructor: Mr. James R Kahl
CLASSROOM RULES:
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Respect yourself and others.

Must use a positive attitude.
Food and beverages are not permitted in the classroom (water bottle is okay).
Students will be dismissed from class only after room is cleaned up, all materials, tools,
books, etc are returned to their proper place.
Students will be expected to arrive to class on time.
Any kind of theft or damage of school property or the property of someone else, will call for
immediate removal from class.
Class lab time is expected to be spent on lab work. Lab time it not free time or study hall for
other classes. (Work at home should not substitute for work during lab periods.)
Any device that has the capability of communicating with another device is not allowed in
class, unless stated by the teacher for educational purposes.
Students will be asked twice to cooperate if they are acting inappropriate for class. If the
student still acts out of line, then they will referred for discipline to the principal.
Obey all school rules found in student handbook.
Obey all safety rules given in class and lab.

GRADING POLICY:
This course will us a point based system for grading assignments. Total points earned out of total points
possible will be used to determine quarter and semester grades.

GRADING SCALE:
A
93-100
A90-92
B+
87-89
B
83-86
B80-82
C+
77-79

(Bruce School Grading Policy)

C
73-76
C70-72
D+
67-69
D
63-66
D60-62
F
59 and below

ASSIGNMENT AND LATE-WORK POLICES:

1. Students must put in a valid effort to achieve the best work they can.
2. Assignment dues dates will be given for each assignment.
3. If absent, you will be responsible for find out the assignments you missed.
4. Late assignments will only be accepted two days after the due date. After that,
assignments will not be accepted and will receive NO CREDIT.
5. Late assignments will receive a maximum of 80% of the full credit.
6. If you have a planned absence, it will be your responsibility to complete and hand in
the assignment before the absence.
7. A due date or extension can be negotiable on a per situation basis. The student needs
to ask the teacher about their situation before the due date. Asking after the due date
will not work.
8. Students will be given material for the first attempt of each project. If a student
should need to restart a project, they will be charged for the material.

9. After students are done with given projects they will be allowed to build their own
personal projects, they will need to purchase all material needed for the project.

CURRICULUM OUTLINE
Weeks 1-2
-Introduction
-Course syllabus
-Ch. 2 Woodworking Safety
-General Safety
-Hand and Power tool safety
-Safety Demonstrations and Tests
-Ch. 1 Materials in Woodworking
-Ch. 4 Hand Tools
-Measuring and Layout Tools
Weeks 9-12
-Plan of Procedure
-Project Layout
-Project Preparations
-Rough cut parts

*Subject to Change*
Weeks 3-5
-Ch. 5 Portable Power Tools
-Ch. 6 Power Woodworking
Machines
-Tool Safety
-Proper Tool operation
-Safety Tests

Weeks 13-16
-Project Preparations
-Rough cut parts
-Assemble project
-Ch. 7 Preparation for Finishing
-Ch. 8 Wood Finishing and
Hardware

Weeks 6-8
-Ch. 7 Project Construction and
Assembly
-Board foot calculations
-Plan of Procedure
-Project Layout

Weeks 17-18
-Apply Project Finish
-Semester Exam
-Clean up lab.