Standards, Benchmarks, and Critical Objectives for Industrial Technology Education
Intro to Technology, Engineering Drafting, Architectural Drafting and Construction, Computer Aided Drafting I, II, III, IV
Standard 1: Understands and applies safety practices in the workplace. Benchmarks 9-12
1.1 Demonstrates general shop safety.
  1. Inspect workplaces for safe working environment and report unsafe conditions.
  2. Correct safety hazards.
  3. Clean and maintain work areas.
  4. Use tools and machines properly. (Intro to Tech; Eng. Drafting; Arch. Design)
  5. Knows and follows proper emergency procedures. (Intro to Tech; Eng. Drafting, Arch. Design; CAD I, II, III, IV)
  6. Uses several types of power tools properly. (Intro to Tech)
  7. Uses drafting tools and instruments properly. (Intro to Tech; Eng. Drafting)

Standard 2: Understands and uses basic drafting techniques. Benchmarks 9-12
2.1 Demonstrates basic drafting skills and techniques.

  1. Uses and maintains basic manual drafting equipment and machines.
  2. Uses architect, metric, civil, and mechanical engineer's scales and demonstrates scaling techniques.
  3. Explain the five methods used in the change-over from conventional inch measurements to metric measurements.
  4. Apply general rules for dimensioning inch and/or metric drawings.
  5. Make accurate measurements using drafting scales. (Intro to Tech; Eng. Drafting)
  6. Use basic drafting skills and techniques when solving drawing problems.
  7. Identify and draw various line types.
  8. Reproduce drawings, blueprints, and plots.
  9. Prepare drawings/designs using a variety of mediums.

2.2 Demonstrates basic geometric construction.

  1. Identify and construct basic geometric shapes.
  2. Transfer an anble and construct an equilateral triangle.
  3. Construct and bisect lines, arcs, and angles.
  4. Construct drawings of tangent lines, arcs, and ellipses.
  5. Apply basic dimensioning techniques. (Intro to Tech)>/li>
  6. Construct basic sectional views.
  7. Apply types of sectional views to various drawings.

2.3 Demonstrates sketching skills and techniques.

  1. Applies the "alphabet of lines" to drawings.
  2. Enlarge or reduce the drawing size of an object by the graph method.
  3. Freehand sketch orthographic and pictorial views. (Intro to Tech.)

2.4 Applies drawing specifications to drafting projects.

  1. Solve mathematical problems related to drafting.
  2. Use Drafting references and standards.
  3. Identify common manufacturing and construction materials.
  4. Identify types of fasteners, bearings, seals, and springs.

2.5 Produce neat lettering.

  1. Demonstrate the difference between vertical and inclined lettering.
  2. Identify several lettering aids and devices.
  3. Use preprinted lettering.

Standard 3: Understands and uses advanced drafting techniques. Benchmarks 9-12.
3.1 Demonstrates skills in mechanical drawings.

  1. Construct axonometric oblique and one- and two-point perspective drawings.
  2. Construct drawings of primary and secondary auxiliary views.
  3. Construct object intersections and developments.
  4. Use precision measuring instruments.
  5. Construct keyway and keyseat drawings.
  6. Calculate tolerances and fits.
  7. Construct and interpret geometric dimensioning and tolerancing symbols.
  8. Construct cam and follower drawings.
  9. Construct schematic and simplified and thread drawings.
  10. Interpret and construct welded assembly drawings.
  11. Construct drawings of electrical diagrams.

3.2 Demonstrate skills in architectural drawings.

  1. Explain the importance of architectural plans.
  2. Produce plans for a simple structure.
  3. Read and use an architect's scale.
  4. Construct various section and detail drawings.
  5. Construct a building perspective drawing.
  6. Develop, construct and dimension a residential floor plan layout.
  7. List the information usually required when building a home.
  8. Apply architectural dimensioning rules.
  9. Construct a scale model of a house.
  10. Identify electrical terms and determine minimum residential requirements for a specific structure.
  11. Identify plumbing terms.
  12. Identify advantages of CAD in preparing architectural plans.

Standard 4: Uses computers to aid in design projects. Benchmarks 9-12
4.1 Demonstrates basic CAD operations.

  1. Demonstrates how a computer can be used to produce drawings and graphic designs. (CAD I, II, III, IV)
  2. Understands how to log on and off (CAD I & II)
  3. Use of menu and retrieval and storage of information using a CAD filiing system. (CAD I, II, III, IV)
  4. Demonstrates keyboarding skills. (CAD I, II, III, IV)

4.2 Demonstrates proper care and maintenance of CAD equipment and software.

  1. Uses proper maintenance and storage of floppy discs and plotter pens. (CAD I, II, III, IV)

4.3 Use the computer to produce drawings and graphic designs.

  1. Explain the terms CAD and CADD. (CAD I, II; Eng. Drafting)
  2. Explain why the principles of drafting are common to both traditional drafting and CAD. (CAD I & II>
  3. Demonstrates proficiency in creating two and three-dimensional CAD drawings. (CAD I, II, III, IV)
  4. Demonstrate proficiency in three-dimensional CAD modeling. (CAD I, II, III, IV)

Standard 5: Acquire occupational skills and knowledge. Benchmarks 9-12
5.1 Acquire skills needed for various fields of drafting.

  1. Cite many of the skills needed to prepare for the various fields that use drafting.
  2. Identify the traits of leadership.
  3. Summarize the role of leadership in society and how it relates to drafting technology.
  4. Describe what to expect when entering the world of work.

5.2 Identify many career possibilities related to the field of drafting and design.

  1. Identify the jobs that need the knowledge gained in industrial technology classes.
  2. Identify sources of information about careers in drafting technology.
  3. Identify the traits of leadership.
  4. Summarize the role of leadership in society and how it relates to drafting technology.
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August 2005