Career Exploration Module – DAY ONE
Lesson Title
Career Module
Introduction
Cluster
Pathway
All Pathways
Essential
Question
What is the
Manufacturing
Cluster?
TEKS
1.A, 1.B, 2.A
Prior Student
Learning
Students should
already be
aware that there
are 15 other
career clusters.
Estimated time
45 minutes
Objectives
- Discuss the Manufacturing Career Cluster
- Identify and explore career opportunities within the Manufacturing
Career Cluster
- Identify and discuss the six pathways within the Manufacturing Career
Cluster
Materials/Equipment/Handouts Needed
- Introduction of slide presentation (computer, projector, screen, etc.)
- Career Exploration Module Vocabulary List
- Career Pathway Matching Activity
- Career in Manufacturing Crossword Puzzle
- Lesson Handouts for the next lesson if needed
Introduction/Engage
Initiate a class discussion by asking each student to give one example of a
career in the Manufacturing Career Cluster without repeating another
student’s response.
Activities
- Lecture: Introduction of slide presentation
- Discuss upcoming career module experiences and expectations
- Assignment: Career Pathway Matching Activity
- Assignment: Career in Manufacturing Crossword Puzzle
- Distribute and review Manufacturing Career Exploration Module
Vocabulary List
Lesson Closure
- Review the six pathways Manufacturing using questioning techniques
- Review and collect Career Pathway Matching Activity sheets
- Distribute handouts for the next lesson if applicable and instruct
students to prepare for the following lesson
- Homework: Instruct students to begin searching for vocabulary list
definitions
Assessment
- Verbal responses to questions
- Completion of Career Pathway Matching Activity
Extension
- Challenge students to make a list of personal skills and interests
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Accommodations for Learning Differences
- Accommodations Manual
- Guidelines and Procedures for Adapting Instructional Materials
- Sample Curriculum Customizations for Learning Differences
- Lesson Plan/Curriculum Modification Checklist
- Instructor Format for Curriculum Customization for Learning
Differences
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CAREER EXPLORATION MODULE
VOCABULARY LIST
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Tool and Die Maker - analyzes specifications, lays out metal stock, sets up and
operates machine tools; fits and assembles parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools,
jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools
CNC Machine Tool Programmer - operates computer-controlled machines or robots to
perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces
Assembler - has the responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a
product
Welder - uses hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal
components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products
Industrial Production Manager - plans, directs, or coordinates work activities and
resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and
quantity specifications
Structural Metal Fabricator - fabricates, positions, aligns, and fits parts of structural
metal products
Machinist - sets up and operates a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts
and instruments
Manufacturing Engineering Technician - develops tools; implements designs; or
integrates machinery, equipment, or computer technologies to ensure effective
manufacturing processes
Industrial Engineer - designs, develops, tests, and evaluates integrated systems for
managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control,
inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination
Industrial Designer - develops and designs manufactured products, such as cars,
home appliances, and children’s toys
Millwright - installs, dismantles, or moves machinery and heavy equipment according to
layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings
Expediting - coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials within or
between departments of an establishment according to production schedule
Robotics Technician - builds, installs, tests, or maintains robotic equipment or related
automated production systems
Inspector - inspects, tests, sorts, samples, or weighs nonagricultural raw materials or
processed, machined, fabricated or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and
deviations from specifications
Quality Control Manager - plans, directs, or coordinates quality assurance programs;
formulates quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts
Forklift Operator - operates industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials
around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location
Cost Estimator - prepares cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction
projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or
service
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18. Logistician - analyzes and coordinates the logistical functions of a firm or organization
19. Industrial Safety and Health Engineer - plans, implements, and coordinates safety
programs, requiring application of engineering principles and technology, to prevent or
correct unsafe environmental working conditions
20. Production Manager - plans, directs, or coordinates the operations of a production
facility
21. Maintenance Worker - performs work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or
craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an
establishment in repair
22. Bearing - support surface for rotating or moving of a shaft or arm
23. Resistance - the act of opposing movement
24. Trial - a test to examine a set of conditions
25. Axle - a bar or rod that wheels rotate on
26. Wheel - a round disk centered on an axle
27. Drift - the distance from the center line of the test ramp to the center line of the test
vehicle when it stops
28. Direction of Drift - the drift to the right or left of the centerline
29. Expedite - to accelerate the process or progress
30. Distribution - the act of giving or delivering something to people
31. Inventory - a supply of goods that are stored in a place
32. Schedule - a written or printed list of things and the times when they will be done
33. Work Order - a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods, or to perform work
34. Inventory Control - the supervision of supply, storage, and availability of an item
35. Assembly Line - an organized set of machines, tools, and workers that assemble a
product in a series of operations
36. Computer Numeric Control - the control of a machine using a computer program
37. Plan - a drawing developed to show the size and shape of a product
38. Specification - a description of requirements to produce an item
39. Work Cell - an arrangement in a factory to improve the quality, production processes,
and time
40. Sorting - dividing into kinds, classifications, or types
41. Testing - examining the part to obtain quality, working order, and accuracy
42. Caliper - a measuring instrument to measure thickness and diameter of a circle; usually
having two adjustable legs
43. Gauge - a measuring instrument for checking exact dimension of a part
44. Micrometer - a measuring instrument that measures small distances
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CAREER EXPLORATION MODULE
VOCABULARY LIST
1. Tool and Die Maker
2. CNC Machine Tool Programmer
3. Assembler
4. Welder
5. Industrial Production Manager
6. Structural Metal Fabricator
7. Machinist
8. Manufacturing Engineering Technician
9. Industrial Engineer
10. Industrial Designer
11. Millwright
12. Expediting
13. Robotics Technician
14. Inspector
15. Quality Control Manager
16. Fork Lift Operator
17. Cost Estimator
18. Logistician
19. Industrial Safety and Health Engineer
20. Production Manager
21. Maintenance Worker
22. Bearing
23. Resistance
24. Trial
25. Axle
26. Wheel
27. Drift
28. Direction of Drift
29. Expedite
30. Distribution
31. Inventory
32. Schedule
33. Work Order
34. Inventory Control
35. Assembly Line
36. Computer Numeric Control
37. Plan
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38. Specification
39. Work Cell
40. Sorting
41. Testing
42. Caliper
43. Gauge
44. Micrometer
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CAREER PATHWAY MATCHING ACTIVITY
Group Members: ______________________________________________________________
Class Period: ________________ Date: _________________ Score: ___________ out of 25
The Manufacturing Career Cluster is divided into six career pathways according to the tasks of
manufacturing. The six pathways of the Manufacturing Career Cluster are:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Production
Manufacturing Production Process Development
Maintenance, Installation, and Repair
Quality Assurance
Logistics and Inventory Control
Health, Safety, and Environmental Assurance
Instructions: Using the list above, place the letter of the career pathway next to the occupation
that it relates to. Be prepared to explain your responses.
___ 1. Industrial Safety Engineer
___ 2. Manufacturing Engineer
___ 3. Designer
___ 4. Forklift Operator
___ 5. Safety Inspector
___ 6. Expeditor
___ 7. Welder
___ 8. Inspector
___ 9. CNC Machine Tool Programmer
___ 10. Scheduler
___ 11. Tool and Die Maker
___ 12. Logistician
___ 13. Millwright
___ 14. Production Manager
___ 15. Assembler
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___ 16. Machinist
___ 17. Fabricator
___ 18. Installer
___ 19. Technician
___ 20. Robotic Technician
___ 21. Engineer
___ 22. Quality Control Manager
___ 23. Maintenance Technician
___ 24. Cost Estimator
___ 25. Production Clerk
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Career in Manufacturing Crossword
Puzzle
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DOWN
ACROSS
1. Arrangement of tools and equipment
1. Person that assembles a product
to assemble a product
5. External conditions of surroundings
2.
Designing, transforming, and
6. Maintaining a desired level of quality
processing materials into a product
8. Person that makes or builds
3. Computer Numerical Control
9. Person that creates a design
4. Person having mechanical skills
10. Skilled operator of machine tools
7. Person who operates a machine
12. Inventor or designer
11.
Person that installs parts and
13. Person that installs, operates electrical devices
equipment
14. System for keeping material in position
15. Person that welds metal
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Day 1 KEY for Career Pathway Matching Activity
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. E
5. F
6. D
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. E
11. A
12. E
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. A
18. C
19. B
20. B
21. B
22. D
23. C
24. E
25. E
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Career in Manufacturing Crossword Puzzle Key
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