Pittsylvania County Schools
Career and Technical Education
Agricultural Education - Course Syllabus
Course: Small Engine Repair
Course Number: 8082
Textbook: Small Engine Technology
Required Fee/Supplies: $10.00
Student Organization: FFA
Prerequisite: Ag Mechanics I or Ag Mechanics II
Dual Enrollment Credit: None
Industry Certification:
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course offers an intensive study of the operation, maintenance, and repair of small gasoline
and diesel engines. Instructional topics include principles of operation of gasoline and diesel
engines, tune-up and maintenance procedures, and disassembly, overhaul, and reassembly.
Instruction may also include the operation of two cycle and four-cycle engines commonly found
on lawn mowers, garden tractors, snow blowers, rotary tillers, chainsaws, and other equipment.
The course emphasizes leadership activities and opportunities to participate in FFA functions.
II. COURSE CONTENT
Task Area
Days
Workplace Readiness Skills:
All Aspects of Industry
Applying Safety Practices
Repairing Rope-Wind Starters
Repairing Alternating and Direct Current Starters
Repairing Magnets and Solid State Ignition Systems
Repairing Battery Ignition Systems
Examining Functions and Types of Fuel Systems
Repairing Carburetors
Repairing Governors
Repairing Valves on 4-Cycle Engines
Repairing Valves on 2-Cycle Engines
Repairing the Cylinder and Piston-and-Rod Assembly
Repairing Camshaft Assemblies in 4-Cycle Engines
Repairing Crankshaft Assemblies
Describing the Operation of an Internal Combustion Engine
Developing Leadership Skills
Addressing Elements of Student Life
Total
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12
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
5
10
3
5
6
5
4
90
III.
EVALUATION/GRADE PROCEDURES
1. Tests
2. Laboratory assignments
3. Teacher observation
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4. Quizzes
5. Homework assignments
Small Engine Repair - Related Standards of Learning
English
10.4 The student will read and interpret informational materials.
a.
Analyze and apply the information contained in warranties, contracts, job descriptions, technical
descriptions, and other informational sources, such as labels, warnings, manuals, directions,
applications, and forms to complete specific tasks.
Skim manuals or informational sources to locate information.
Compare and contrast product information contained in advertisements with instruction manuals and
warranties.
b.
c.
11.9 The student will write, revise, and edit personal, professional and informational correspondence to a standard
acceptable in the workplace and higher education.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9.6
Apply a variety of planning strategies to generate and organize ideas.
Organize information to support purpose and form of writing.
Present information in a logical manner.
Revise writing for clarity.
Use technology to access information, plan and develop writing.
The student will develop narrative, expository, and informational writings to inform, explain, analyze, or
entertain.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Generate, gather, and organize ideas for writing.
Plan and organize writing to address a specific audience and purpose.
Communicate clearly the purpose of the writing.
Write clear, varied sentences.
Use specific vocabulary and information.
Arrange paragraphs into a logical progression.
Revise writing for clarity.
Proofread and prepare final product for intended audience and purpose.
Science
PH.8
The student will investigate and understand that energy can be transferred and transformed to provide
usable work. Key concepts include
a.
b.
PH.12
transformation of energy among forms, including mechanical, thermal, electrical, gravitational,
chemical, and nuclear; and
efficiency of systems.
The student will investigate and understand how to use the field concept to describe the effects of
gravitational, electric, and magnetic, forces. Key concepts include
a.
b.
inverse square laws (Newton's law of universal gravitation and Coulomb's law); and
operating principles of motors, generators, transformers, and cathode ray tubes.
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Small Engine Repair - SOL Correlation by Task
011
Identify safety practices followed in operating equipment.
English 10.4
038
Explain how various valves work.
Science PH.8
English 9.6
048
Explain how valves work.
Science PH.8
053
Explain how pistons work.
Science PH.8
054
Explain how various piston rings work.
Science PH.8
073
Explain the operation of a four-cycle engine.
Science PH.12
074
Explain the operation of a two-cycle engine.
Science PH.12
075
Explain the position of the internal parts during each stroke for each type of engine.
Science PH.12
076
Develop recordkeeping skills.
English 11.9
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