INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE: MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT
LESSON PLAN OVERVIEW Career: Industrial Machinery Mechanics maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment. Lesson: This lesson plan includes ways to introduce students to the career of an Industrial Machinery Mechanic by analyzing maintenance and repair costs versus replacing equipment and demonstrate the skills an Industrial Machinery Mechanic uses to keep industrial equipment working properly to avoid a shutdown and meet production goals. Grade Level: High School Learning Objectives: 〉
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Students will explore the career of an Industrial Machinery Mechanic and how they analyze maintenance and repair costs versus replacement costs to make maintenance decisions. Students will disassemble and reassemble a piece of equipment and identify the parts to better understand the mechanics that make the machine work. Students will gain an insight into the Industrial Machinery Mechanic career, including common job tasks, salary, career pathway, and credentials required to perform the job.
Materials Needed: Activity #1: Repair vs Replace 〉 〉
Student Worksheet: Repair vs Replace Access to a calculator
Activity #2: Disassemble & Reassemble Equipment 〉 〉 〉
TABLE OF CONTENTS Lesson Plan Overview ............. 1 Teacher Guide ......................... 2 Lesson Instructions ...................2 Class Message & Video ..............2 Class Discussion Questions ........3 Activities Overview ...................3 Career Insight ......................... 5 Standards Alignments ............. 6 Educator Rubric ....................... 7 Activity #1: Repair vs Replace. 8 Instructions .............................8 Handouts.................................9 Activity #2: Disassemble & Reassemble Equipment ......... 11 Instructions ........................... 11 Handouts............................... 12
Student Worksheet: Disassemble & Reassemble Equipment An old machine or appliance – computer, clock, radio, etc. Tools needed to disassemble/reassemble machine/appliance: screwdrivers, wrench, socket set, etc.
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