Career Exploration Module – DAY FOUR
Team Assemblers Exploration
Lesson Title
Team
Assemblers
Exploration
Cluster
Pathways
Production
Essential
Question
What are
responsibilities
of a Team
Assembler or
other careers in
the production
pathway?
TEKS
Career Portals:
1.A, 2.A, 2.B,
4.F
Prior Student
Learning
Students should
have already
been presented
the Career
Module
Introduction
Estimated time
45 minutes
Objectives
- Identify and explore career opportunities within the Manufacturing
Production Pathway (Assembler)
Materials/Equipment/Handouts Needed
- One ream of card stock
- 1.5 mm hole punch
- Standard hole punch
- CO2 car axles 2 ½” long
- CO2 car front wheels
- CO2 axle straws
- Regular drinking straws
- Student handouts
Introduction/Engage
- Instruct students to retrieve Vocabulary Lists
- Introduce the lesson by reviewing the Careers in Manufacturing slide
presentation, (Slides 6-7)
Activities
- Review vocabulary terms and definitions relevant to today’s lesson
- Distribute and review hands-on exploration activity handouts and
rubric
o Assemblers Exploration
o Race Car Plan
o Race Car Chassis
o Race Car Body
o Race Car Assembly Rubric
Lesson Closure
- Review details of the Production Pathways using questioning
techniques
- Instruct students to complete the vocabulary list for homework
- Discuss upcoming career module experiences and expectations
Assessment
- Verbal responses to questions
- Race Car Assembly Rubric
Extension
- The student will research other careers in the Manufacturing
Production Pathway
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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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Team Assemblers Exploration
The Assembler’s responsibility is to assemble the complete product or a component of the
product. They can do any job of the assembly process or can rotate through the different
sections of production. They may program or run the different machines used in assembling of a
product. The assembler will need to know information on raw materials, production processes,
and quality control to make a quality project.
Terms
 Assembly Line - an organized set of machines, tools, and workers that assemble a
product in a series of operations
 Computer Numeric Control - the control of a machine using a computer program
 Plan - a drawing developed to show the size and shape of a product
 Specification - a description of requirements to produce an item
 Work Cell - an arrangement in a factory to improve the quality, production processes,
and time
Investigation
The Assembler will take the race car layout and develop the race car. The car can be
customized before it is assembled. The Assembler will use simple tools to form the body and
chassis of the race car. When the two parts are produced they will be assembled with wheels,
axles, and bearings. After the car is assembled it will be sent to quality control for inspection and
testing.
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Race Car Plan
1 ½”
½”
1”
1/
8”
5”
1”
½”
2”
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Race Car Chassis
Directions - Cut on solid line. Fold on dotted lines.
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Race Car Body
Directions - Cut on solid line. Fold on dotted lines.
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Race Car Assembly Rubric
Name ____________________________ Date ____________________ Class ____________
Criteria
Concepts/Skills
to be Assessed
Criteria Categories
(Novice to Exemplary)
Novice 1
Developing 2
Accomplished 3
Exemplary 4
1-9
10-17
18-25
26-33
Basic Assembly
Race car parts do
not fit together.
Race car parts fit
together; corners
and joints are
sloppy.
Race car parts fit
together correctly;
excess use of tape
on joints is evident.
Race car parts
connected
correctly; use of
tape is good.
Wheels and
Axles
Wheels will not
roll.
Wheels will roll
stiffly.
Wheels roll easily
but axle is loose in
bearing.
Wheels roll
easily and axles
are correct in
bearing.
Overall
Appearance
Race car is
misshaped and
wheels will not
roll.
Race car is
correctly shaped,
but wheels will not
roll properly
Race car is
correctly shaped,
wheels roll but not
smoothly.
Race car is
correctly shaped,
wheels roll
smoothly.
Points
Total Points: ____________
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