Tools Included
- Fiberboard trim 42″ (40)
- Mitre box (12)
- Clamps (24)
- Tape measure (12)
- Carpentry pencil (24)
- Hand saw (12)
- Glue gun (6)
- Glue sticks (1 pk)
- Safety glasses (20)
- Gloves (24 pairs)
- Carpentry pencil sharpener (3)
- Mitre box locking pins (24)
Description
Provide learners with a project that requires them to work with angles and practice spatial reasoning the same way a finish carpenter would when installing trim around windows and doors. Learners will use tape measures, hand saws and miter boxes to cut and glue fiberboard trim on a cardboard box. Students will be challenged to visualize the orientation of each angle and direction of cuts to accurately mount trim pieces on the box.
Featured Trade: Carpentry
Contributors: Colton Garner, Warren Anderson, Matthew Prete, Brody Forster, Kiri Stolz, Roy Mugisha
Concepts: Angles (90°, 45°, 22.5°), Measurement (Imperial or Metric), Area, Perimeter, Complementary angles, Estimation, Transformations, Fractions, Decimals, Congruence, Parallel, Perpendicular
Grade(s): 4 – 10
Suggested Curricular Alignments
Grade 3 Math – Measurement
Grade 4 Math – Geometry
Grade 5 Math – Number, Measurement
Grade 6 Math – Number
Grade 7 Math – Shape and Space (3-D Objects 2-D Shapes)
Grade 7 Science – Structures and Forces
Grade 8 Math – Shape and space (Measurement)
Math 10-3 – Develop spatial sense through direct and indirect measurement.
