Curriculum Mapping
Engines and Power Technology
Time Frame
Week #1
Week #2
Grades 10 – 12
Text: Small Gasoline Engines
Content
Class Introduction
Semester Content
Lab Activities
Class Rules
Grades
Safety & Fire Issues
Skills
Understand course expectations.
Understand class rules.
Understand how grades are earned.
Understand how emergencies & injuries will
be handled.
Read & discuss Chp. 2 Engine
Construction and Operating Principles
Identify basic engine parts & functions.
Identify the strokes needed for an operating
cycle.
Identify simple engine operation.
Learn what makes a substance a good fuel
for engine operation.
Identify common causes of accidents.
Identify why cleanliness & good
organization are very important.
Identify how to minimize risk when
working.
Identify personal safety equipment.
Identify types of fire extinguishers and fires
they suppress.
Identify the importance of maintenance is
with tools & equipment for safety.
Disassembly sheet information regarding
group #, names, engine #, test results, and
linkage drawings.
Read & discuss Chp. 1 Small Engine Safety
Partners, Disassembly sheets, Engines,
Storage
Assessment
Complete chp. 2 study guide/worksheet
Correct & cover the chp. 2 review
questions in class.
Complete chp. 1 study guide/worksheet.
Correct & cover the chapter 1-review
questions in class.
Conduct beginning steps on disassembly
sheet.
Check engine oil and fuel.
Run engine.
Storage of engines and parts
Identify manufacture of engine serial
numbers.
Week #3
Read & Discuss Chp 10 Tools & measuring
instruments
Lab activity – Engine work
IdentifyIdentify the need for measurement of
parts & its important to engine work.
Understand various tools & their functions.
Identify safe practices when using tools &
equipment.
Begin engine reconditioning & disassembly.
Identify the need for measurement of
parts.
Understand various tools & their
functions.
Identify safe practices when using tools &
equipment.
Begin engine reconditioning &
disassembly.
Week #4
Read and discuss Chp. 3 Two Cycle, Four
Cycle and Rotary Engines.
Understand the operating of two cycle, four
cycle, and rotary engines.
Identify the parts & function that create the
intake, compression, and power & exhaust
Complete chp. 3 study guide/worksheet
Continue with disassembly identifying the
components & measurements related to
four-cycle engines.
Standards
strokes.
Explain valve timing.
Identify the types of lubrication systems
Identify the advantage & disadvantages of
the various engine designs.
Week #5
Read & discuss Chp. 14 Cylinder
reconditioning
Inspect engines for defects & problems.
List steps of engine disassembly.
Measure cylinders for taper & out of
roundness.
Define cylinder reboring.
Explain cylinder honing.
Complete chp. 14 study guide/worksheet.
Continue engine recondition honing
cylinder developing the correct pattern for
ring seating.
Cover & correct the chp. 14 review
questions in class
Week #6
Read & discuss Chp. 7 Engine Lubrication
Understand the importance of various
lubricants in reducing the effects of frictions.
List the forms of lubricants
List the functions of lubricating oil.
Understand the operation of oil pumps.
Identify oil selection by viscosity grade &
service classification.
Identify two-cycle engine lubrication & the
oils suitable their use.
Identify the types of oil filtering systems.
Identify oil usage time frames.
Complete chp. 7 study guide/worksheet.
Measure required parts for clearances
allowing for lubrication & heat
expansion.
Identify all parts that must be separated
by lubrication oil
Name the various types of fuels that can be
used in the operation of internal combustion
engines.
Identify the various fuel filtering systems.
Identify the gasoline octane rating & its
importance
Discuss tanks, lines, and fittings.
Identify fuel pumps & their operation.
Identify gravity & pressurized fuel systems.
Complete chp. 4 study guide/worksheet.
Draw sketches of the engines carburetor
linkage.
Identify what type of systems used on our
1St engine.
Drain fuel from the fuel system.
Disconnect the carburetor from the
engine.
Week #7
Read & discuss chp. 4 Fuel Systems
Cover & correct the chp.7 review
question in class.
Cover & correct the chp 4 review
questions in class.
Week # 8
Read & Discuss chp. 8 Engine Cooling
Systems
List the various type of systems used in
reducing the operating temperature of a
engine.
Identify the parts of an air-cooling system &
their functions.
Identify the parts of a water-cooling system
& their functions.
Identify how oil & the exhaust also play a
part in reducing the operating temperature.
Complete chp. 8 study guide/worksheet.
Check the parts of air-cooled systems for
proper operation and sign of any defect
within the system.
Perform maintenance on the cooling
system (including belts, hoses, fluid
levels, dirt & other materials) that would
effect its operation.
Check oil level.
Identify how & why antifreeze is added to
a water-cooled system.
Cover & correct the chp. 8 review
questions in class.
Week # 9
Read & discuss chp. 11 Trouble- Shooting,
Service, & Maintenance.
Describe systematic troubleshooting.
List the five operating fundamentals.
Understand look for the simplest things first.
Use service manuals to determine
specifations & other information needed to
service engines
Understand & performing oil changes within
the correct time frame, which are
recommended by manufactures.
Complete chp. 11 study guide/worksheet.
Run test to determine the level of the five
operating fundamentals of operation.
Using the trouble-shooting chart in the
book locates operational problems and the
repairs listed.
Cover & correct the chp. 11 review
questions in class.
Week # 10
Read & discuss chp. 15 Pistons and Piston
Ring.
Identify the parts of a piston and their
functions.
Perform measurements on the piston & the
related part to determine proper functions.
Measure ring end & sides clearances to meet
specifications.
Week # 11
Read & discuss chp. 12 Fuel System
Service
Identify The various part of the fuel system.
Identify the low & high speed adjusting
screws.
Check & adjust a carburetor according to
manufactures specifications.
Test a 2cycle carburetor for reed leakage.
Trouble-shoot a carburetor for any problems.
Complete chp. 12 study guide/worksheet.
Reinstall the carburetor for proper
operation.
Make all needed adjustments for proper
operation.
Cover & correct the chp.12 review
questions in class.
Week # 12
Read & discuss chp. 5 Carburetion.
Understand the principles of carburetion.
Identify the three basic types of carburetors
in use.
Know the applications of both the float &
diaphragm carburetors.
Know what the reasons for manual throttle
controls.
List functions of engine governors & how
they are adjusted.
Identify the types of air cleaner & their
Complete chp. 5 study/worksheet.
Determine the types of carburetors used
on our lab engines.
Make drawing of our linkage controls.
Set-up linkage and make adjustments for
proper engine operation.
Know what to look for that indicates the
need for air cleaner service.
Cover & correct the chp.5 review
questions in class.
Quarter Examination
Complete chp. 15 study guide/worksheet.
Remove a piston from lab engine.
Identify the piston & ring construction.
Differentiate between oil & compression
rings.
Replace the piston in the reconditioned
cylinder.
Cover & correct the chp. 15 review
questions in class.
service for each.
Week # 13
Read & discuss chp.9 Measuring Engine
Performance.
Understand what engine performance is.
Define & calculate bore, stroke
displacement, compression ratio &
horsepower.
Understand & differentiate the different
types of horsepower.
Explain how volumetric, practical,
mechanical & thermal effects the
performance of an engine.
Complete chp. 9 study/worksheet.
Compute engine displacement, bore,
stroke & compression ratio.
Understand the definition of work & its
calculations.
Understand what forces & factors draw
power away from the engine reducing its
performance.
Check factors of rebuilding an engine to
maximum performance.
Cover & correct the chp.9 review
question in class.
Week # 14
Read & discuss chp 16 Rods, Bearings,
&Valves pt.# 1
Describe the function of bearings.
Define the function of the connecting rod.
Complete chp 16 pt.1 study/worksheet.
Measure all shafts, rods and bearings to
Week # 15
Read & discuss chp. 16 Rods, Bearings, &
valves pt # 2
Identify the types of bearings use in an
engine and why they each require different
types of oil.
Identify the construction of a crankshaft, its
parts & their functions.
Identify why seals & gaskets our used in the
construction of an engine.
Describe the construction, operation, &
functions of the valve system.
Identify the differences between
conventional & overhead valve assembles.
Explain the operation of ports, reeds, &
rotary valves.
Identify the construction & functions of a
camshaft.
Explain the purpose & operation of a
compression release system.
meet with manufactures specifications.
Recondition the valves and seats.
Measure crankshafts, valve stems, &
guides to meet tolerances.
Cover & cover chp.16 pt.1 review
questions in class.
Lap both the intake & exhaust valves.
Clean all dirt & abrasives from the block
& internal parts.
Reassemble the internal components in
the correct location & properly timed.
Complete chp. 16 pt.2 study/worksheet.
Continue reassembly of the 4-cycle
overhead valve engine.
Correct & cover chp. 16 pt.2 review
questions in class.
Week # 16
Read & discuss chp. 17 Small Gas Engine
Applications.
List features to consider when purchasing
any engine operated item.
Understand the importance of easy
maintenance of any engine-operated devise.
Know maintenance needs include, changing
spark plugs, blade sharpening, air cleaner
service, changing oil, & belt replacement.
Understand what type of storage procedures
are recommended
Complete chp. 17 study/worksheet.
Identify the reasons features would be
selected depending on a customer needs
Identify the safety features common to
engine drive equipment.
List safe operating practices to be
followed.
Identify conveniences that may be
considered when a customer is looking to
make decision dealing with their needs.
Cover & correct chp. 17 review question
in class.
Week # 17
Read & discuss chp. 18 Career
Opportunities.
Identify career opportunities within the small
gas engine field.
Complete chp. 18-study/ worksheet.
List all the companies manufacturing
Week # 18
Final week of class.
Review for final semester examination.
Take the semester Examination test.
List where farther educational opportunities
are offered.
List the companies with in Wisconsin that
manufacture the internal combustion
engines.
Identify the duties of a service manager,
General manager, engine technician, sales
manager, engineer & entreprenr.
engines in Wisconsin.
Discuss the various positions through the
material presented in the book.
Identify qualities that companies look for
in employees.
Cover & correct chp. 18 review questions
in class.
Complete all remaining assembly work.
Run completed engine for a period of 10
minutes.
Review the test!
Review item referencing.