VO 8602: Carpentry

Subject Area

Credits 3

Years

Level

High School

Grades

This one-year course provides instruction in the skills necessary for employment in the home building industry. Students learn the use and maintenance of hand and power tools utilized in the field of carpentry. The kinds, grades, and characteristics of building materials are covered in depth, as well as the proper method of cutting, shaping and joining. This course also includes reading blueprints, building foundations, framing floors, walls, stairs, roofs, installing windows and doors and applying exterior and interior finishes.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools ensures equal access to all CTE courses. Accessibility accommodations will be provided as needed.

Prerequisites

VO 8515

Certification

Skills Connect Assessment and (SkillsUSA)-Carpentry

Parent Docs

Carpentry Parent Doc 2021-2022

Storyboard

Unit	The Nature of Technology	Carpentry Technology and Society	Design and Engineering in Carpentry	Applying Design Processes in Carpentry	Select and Apply Technology in Carpentry
Focus	Technology is a varied field of study. Students will examine the definition and applications of carpentry.	Technology has a strong influence on society. Students will understand and describe the impacts of carpentry.	Resources are the raw materials of a technological system. Selecting and applying them toward a carpentry solution is essential.	Technology is a tool to assist in solving complex carpentry problems. A systems approach is a framework to design solutions.	The role of technology is diverse. Identifying the role of technology in carpentry is essential to an improved understanding.
Transfer Goals	Bridge academic, employability, and technical skills to prepare students for emerging occupations. Empower students to be successful citizens, employees, and leaders in society. Foster student involvement in professional organizations, which strengthens collaboration and community.	Bridge academic, employability, and technical skills to prepare students for emerging occupations. Empower students to be successful citizens, employees, and leaders in society. Foster student involvement in professional organizations, which strengthens collaboration and community.	Bridge academic, employability, and technical skills to prepare students for emerging occupations. Empower students to be successful citizens, employees, and leaders in society. Foster student involvement in professional organizations, which strengthens collaboration and community.	Bridge academic, employability, and technical skills to prepare students for emerging occupations. Empower students to be successful citizens, employees, and leaders in society. Foster student involvement in professional organizations, which strengthens collaboration and community.	Bridge academic, employability, and technical skills to prepare students for emerging occupations. Empower students to be successful citizens, employees, and leaders in society. Explore and pursue industry credentials through the integration of content and work-based learning (WBL).
Unit Learning Targets	Develop an understanding of carpentry throughout history. Identify the purpose and function of SkillsUSA. Describe the importance and contribution of carpentry to society. Gain a historical perspective of carpentry and its implications. Appreciate the value of career and technical student organizations through participation.	Identify impacts of carpentry in the designed world. Use the systems model approach to identify the process of carpentry. Appreciate the role of carpentry in improving the quality of life. Describe the multiple pathways in the field of carpentry. Describe various aspects of carpentry.	Understand and demonstrate safety in the carpentry lab. Identify hand tools and power tools in carpentry. Apply mathematics related to carpentry. Evaluate and determine the appropriate resources for a carpentry-related application. Identify basic blueprint terms, components, and symbols. Design and build a solution to a carpentry problem using carpentry tools.	Perform basic carpentry skills. Identify elements of foundations and forms. Identify elements of flooring. Identify elements of walls. Identify elements of ceilings. Identify elements of roofs.	Demonstrate knowledge of carpentry by earning an industry credential. Identify carpentry and estimation activities. Construct a cabinet. Document and perform site layout techniques. Research an evolving technology in carpentry. Research a career pathway in carpentry.