Robert Curtis Chenoweth Career & Technical Education Class Example Projects Rchenoweth1@gmail.com 102 Union St. PO Box 147 Salisbury, Pa 15558 Cell: 704.472.4060 The Rockbridge Weekly,
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 – 3B
By: Patte Wood, Staff Reporter
“RCHS Drafting (Students explain) the construction of a wind turbine to the members of the (RCPS) Foundation Board members at the high school on Friday…”
RCHS Drafting II Architecture Class, using construction documents and doing extensive facility site studies, created drawings and a site model of the RCHS stadium. They also studied wood framing, bill of materials and cost estimates.
“I like that we have to build everything and think about how it works…” Colton Forren, Class of 2012 This project has been a great experience that has required us to apply and test the skills we have learned…” Dylan Fitzgerald, Class of 2011 The Rockbridge Weekly,
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 – 3B
By: Patte Wood, Staff Reporter “RCHS Independent study drafting student Add Siler demonstrates his modern design trebuchet to members of the RCPS Foundation Board at the high school …”
“… Great experience of teamwork … where my ideas actually can be put together …” Robert Fonner, Class of 2011
Drafting I students studied design and manufacturing tolerances in CAD, but to better understand the importance of tolerances, students work in teams to build domes while required to maintain efficient use of materials.
RCHS Drafting II Mechanical Class uses knowledge of dimension standards and assembly drawings to research & design their own projects, create materials cost & purchase lists, create study models, adapt design and build the winning design to full scale.
Robert Curtis Chenoweth Career & Technical Education Class Example Projects Rchenoweth1@gmail.com 102 Union St. PO Box 147 Salisbury, Pa 15558 Cell: 704.472.4060
Each student shall document, with: • Hand drawings, • Calipers, rules, dividers • 2D CAD multi-view drawings • 3D CAD renderings, … a given “3d Object”.
“Drawing the hub of the bike was a challenging, and intriguing task. … The complexity of the piece made it vey enjoyable to work with, and figure out how to draft it in 3D.” Dylan Fitzgerald Class of 2011
Given varied, un-dimensioned & to scale plane designs, students scale drawings, create their own plans & build their planes for flight.