VO 8513: Masonry

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Subject Area
Technical and Career Education Center
Credits 3
Years
1
Level
High School
Grades
12

In this one-year course students work with brick and block on full-sized projects in the lab, on campus and at construction sites. Students learn to use, care for and safely handle the tools, machinery, equipment and materials commonly used in the masonry trade. Activities involve laying brick, building walls and columns and planning and constructing a variety of structures. The masonry program also includes working with stone, concrete and interlock paving.

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

Prerequisite Courses
VO 8515: Construction Technology
Certification
Skills Connect Assessment and (SkillsUSA)-Masonry
Parent Docs
Masonry Parent Doc 2021-2022
Storyboard

Masonry I

Unit

The Nature of Technology

1

Masonry Technology and Society

2

Design and Engineering in Masonry

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Applying Design Processes in Masonry

e

Select and Apply  Technology in Masonry

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Focus

Technology is a varied field of study. Students will examine the definition and applications of masonry.

Technology has a strong  influence on society. Students will understand and describe the impacts of masonry.

Resources are the raw materials of a technological system. Selecting and applying them toward a construction solution is essential.

Technology is a tool to assist in solving complex construction problems. A systems approach is a framework to design solutions.

The role of technology is diverse. Identifying the role of technology in construction 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 masonry throughout history. 
  • Identify the purpose and function of SkillsUSA. 
  • Describe the importance and contribution of  construction to society. 
  • Gain a historical perspective of masonry and its  implications. 
  • Appreciate the value of career and technical student organizations through participation.
  • Identify impacts of  masonry in the  designed world. 
  • Use the systems model approach to identify the process of masonry. 
  • Appreciate the role of masonry in improving the quality of life. 
  • Describe the multiple  pathways in the field of  construction. 
  • Categorize various types of masonry.
  • Understand and demonstrate safety in the masonry lab. 
  • Identify hand tools and power tools in masonry.
  • Evaluate and determine the appropriate resources for a masonry-related  application. 
  • Identify basic blueprint terms, components, and symbols.
  • Design and build a solution to a construction problem using masonry tools.
  • Spread mortar.
  • Identify the six brick positions.
  • Apply head joints.
  • Bond a brick wall.
  • Lay a stretcher course.
  • Attach a line.
  • Lay running bond wall to the line.
  • Gauge masonry wall with mason's scales.
  • Gauge masonry wall with story pole.
  • Strike joints.
  • Build a rack-back lead.
  • Build a straight lead (brick jamb).
  • Build corners.
  • Build rectangular brick columns.
  • Identify types and sizes of brick.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of masonry by earning an industry credential. 
  • Identify construction and estimation activities. Construct a brick veneer wall.
  • Document and perform site layout techniques. 
  • Research an evolving  technology in construction. 
  • Research a career pathway in masonry.