Southland Trailer Corp.

Southland Trailer Corp.

Contact: Ashton Ervin

Email: ashton.ervin@southlandtrailers.com

Location: Lethbridge


Division(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

Offering(s):

  • Assisting educators (providing trade-specific information)
  • Hosting school field trips
  • In person school visit
  • Virtual classroom visit or shop visit

Trades connection: Electrical, Carpentry, Welding, Heavy Duty Service Technician


Reminder: all bookings are arranged by the teacher, the STEM team only provides this directory for contact purposes.

Curriculum alignments

Div 1: Movement, directions, investigate materials, matter, sound, forces, light, simple machines, tools, instructions, computational thinking, debug errors, scientific methods, investigation, data collection and analysis.

Div 2: particle model of matter, states of matter, forces, heat and temperature, density, compression, melting and freezing, expansion and contraction, drag, renewable and non-renewable resources and energy sources, friction, elastic force, spring force, torsion, safety, hazards, plasticity and elasticity, coding, magnetism, electricity, non-contact forces, data collection and analysis, scientific method, reliability and validity, controlled and manipulated variables, charts and graphs, scientific ethics.

Div 3: heat energy needs and technologies, thermal energy, particle model of matter, temperature, thermal expansion, change of state, heat transfer, insulation and thermal conductivity, thermal energy sources, energy conservation, structural forms, material strength and stiffness, joints, forces on and within structures, direction of forces, deformation, structural stability, modes of failure, performance requirements, margin of safety, transmission and absorption of light, sources of light, design and function, systems and subsystems, transmission of force and motion, simple machines, mechanical advantage, speed ratios and force ratios, hydraulics and pneumatics, measurement of work in joules, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and safety, substances and properties, forms of energy, energy transformation, generation of electrical energy, electric charge and current, circuits, electrical energy storage, energy transmission, measures and units of electrical energy, electrical resistance and Ohm’s law, renewable and nonrenewable energy

Div 4: WHMIS, corrosion and rusting, thermal energy, heat transfer, energy conservation, radiation, convection, conduction, particle model of matter, temperature, methods to reduce the loss of heat from buildings, forces on and within structures, direction of forces, transmission of force and motion, simple machines, forms of energy, energy transformation, energy transfer (work), force and distance, energy transformation and conservation, generation and distribution of electricity, rate of energy transfer and efficiency, formation, extraction and combustion of fossil fuels, fossil fuel based technologies and quality of life for future generations, reaction time, speed and safe following distance, graphical and mathematical analysis of the relationships among speed, distance and time, collisions and conservation of momentum, effects of lengthening and shortening duration of collision, safety systems designed to reduce impact of collisions, transportation safety regulations, Newton’s laws of motion, inertia, vector addition, static and kinetic friction, gravitational force, gravitational field, electric charge, conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law, vector fields, electric field, magnetic field, electric potential difference, interaction of charges with electric and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, voltaic cell, electrolytic cell, electrolysis, standard cell potential, Faraday’s law, Hess’ law, catalysts, fuels and energy efficiency, oxidation, reduction, oxidizing agent, reducing agent

Div 1: Place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, shape, measurement, angles, graphing and data collection,

Div 2: Place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, shape, measurement, angles, graphing and data collection, decimals, division, percentages, ratios, rates, algebraic expressions and equations, geometry, Cartesian plane, area, perimeter, estimation, volume, functions, scale, frequency.

Div 3: Solve problems 1–100%, Fractions, decimals and whole numbers, Percent ≥ 0 and > 100, Rate and ratio, Integers, order of operations, Table of values, graph, analyze and problem solve with linear relations, Graph and analyze two variable linear relations, Area (triangles, parallelograms and circles), Circles (radius, diameter and circumference), Surface area and nets (rectangular and triangular prisms, cylinders), Volume (rectangular and triangular prisms, cylinders), Pythagorean theorem, Surface area of composite 3-D objects, Circle properties, Geometric constructions, Top, front and side views (3-D objects), Scale diagrams, Line and rotation symmetry, range and outliers, Critique representation of data in graphs

Div 4: Factors, multiples and roots, Linear measurement, SI and imperial units, Conversions between SI and imperial units, Surface Area, Volume, capacity, Primary trigonometric ratios, Cosine and sine laws, Perimeter, area, Pythagorean theorem, Angles, parallel, perpendicular, transversal lines, Income, simple interest and finance charges, Personal budgets, compound interest, Unit pricing, currency exchange, rates, Scale diagrams, Scale factors, Exploded views”

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