• Students safely select, adjust, and operate oxy-fuel equipment to construct a project with and without filler rods.
• Students select and safely employ the appropriate electric welding apparatus and materials to construct a project requiring multiple types of welds meeting industry standards.

Standard 2: Students will understand the safe use of hand/power tools and equipment. Students will identify potential safety problems and develop possible solutions. Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students demonstrate the safe use of hand/power tools and equipment to include drills, grinders, and cutting equipment.

Standard 3: Students will understand how to safely secure and hoist loads with chains, cables, slings, and rope. They will sketch alternative securing methods to safely handle a particular piece of equipment.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students select and safely use the appropriate materials for securing or hoisting a particular load, including binders and mechanical levers and pulleys.

Standard 4: Students will show they understand the use of surveying equipment. They will demonstrate surveying principles through survey instrument adjustment and land measurement activities.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students demonstrate proper surveying principles by completing a slope determination on the local football field.

Standard 5: Students will show they understand the concepts of safe equipment operation and maintenance. Students will identify and compare the different types of engines and their major parts, systems, and principles of operation.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students disassemble and reassemble an engine, leaving it in condition to operate.
• Students safely adjust, service, maintain, and operate various types of agricultural equipment.
• Students use an operator’s manual to develop service schedules, keep maintenance records, and perform maintenance.

Standard 6: Students will show that they understand the basic principles of hydraulics used in agricultural machinery and processes, including energy, force, pressure, friction, work, power, and Pascal’s Law. Students will diagram a complete hydraulic system, labeling parts and identifying potential trouble spots.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students troubleshoot hydraulic systems and propose and execute corrective measures.

Standard 7: Students will show that they understand agricultural industry employee/employer relationships and work evaluation. Students will explain how wages are tied to job performance.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students identify laws relating to employee age, safety, and responsibility, and propose strategies to work within the laws.

Standard 8: Students will show that they understand the basic principles of electricity, D.C. circuits, and electronics as used in agricultural machinery. Students will interpret basic electrical schematics and operate electrical testing devices.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students use the appropriate testing device to locate an electrical problem in a building or machine and propose corrective measures.

Standard 9: Students will show they understand the design, construction, and maintenance of agricultural structures. Students will design, estimate, construct, and maintain a project requiring basic carpentry, concrete/masonry, plumbing, and/or electrical wiring.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students develop a bill of materials to construct the designed agricultural structure.

Standard 10: Students will show an understanding of the principles of record keeping. They will maintain and complete a set of financial records based on their agricultural mechanics supervised practical experience project.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students demonstrate record keeping using two methods or systems, and explain the differences between financial and production records.

Standard 11: Students will show that they recognize the traits of effective leaders. They will participate in leadership training activities, including public speaking, leading group discussions, working within a committee, conducting business meetings, and problem solving.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students analyze their own leadership skills and identify the leadership training activities, including public speaking, leading group discussions, working within a committee, conducting business meetings, and problem solving to help build those skills.

Standard 12: Students will show an understanding of the relationship between supervised practical experience projects and their preparation for a career in agriculture. Students will identify and evaluate specific skills they will develop as they engage in a supervised practical experience employing skills and knowledge learned in the classroom.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students maintain an ongoing record book, including financial information and skills learned. Samples of specific activities or tasks that give students the opportunity to demonstrate that they can meet the standard:
• Using content learned in oxy-acetylene welding, arc welding, electricity, metal working, and plumbing, students use a computer assisted design (CAD) program or working drawing to design, draft, and safely construct a light stand or larger agricultural project. Students discuss and justify in an oral or written statement how they arrived at their design and their choice of materials.