Course: / Electricity I / Course Number: / 8533
Textbook: / Modern Residential Wiring & Contren Core Safety; Industrial Motor Controls
Required Fee/Supplies: / $10.00 / Student Organization: / SkillsUSA
Prerequisite:
Dual Enrollment Credit: / Yes
Industry Certification: / Basic Principles of Construction, Residential Construction Academy Examination (Thompson Delmar Learning-Home Builders Institute)
Certified Satellite Dish Installer (ETA)
Copper Based Cabling Certification (RBT Systems, Inc.)
Core-Introductory Craft Skills, National Construction Career Test (NCCER)
Data Cabling Installer Certification (ETA)
Electrical Construction Assessment (NOCTI)
Electrical Occupations Assessment (NOCTI)
Electrical Principles, Residential Construction Academy Examination (Thompson Delmar Learning-Home Builders Institute)
Electrical, National Construction Career Test (NCCER)
Fiber Optic Network Cabling Certification (RBT Systems, Inc.)
Fiber Optics Installer Certification (ETA)
Graymark Cable Installation Certification (Graymark International)
House Wiring, Residential Construction Academy Examination (Thomson Delmar Learning-Home Builders Institute)
Virginia Workplace Readiness Assessment (NOCTI) and IC3 Certification (Certiport)
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students develop skills in the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems. They also study DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical-distribution panels.
II. COURSE CONTENT
Task Area / DaysImplementing Virginia's CTE Course
Participating in the Student Organization
Applying Basic Construction Safety Standards (Core Safety)
Focusing on the Electrician's
Using Tools and Materials
Applying Basic Electrical Theory
Navigating the National Electrical Code (NEC) Book
Selecting and Installing Conductors
Identifying and Installing Panelboards and Switchboards
PCTC Course Project/Portfolio
Total / 180
III. EVALUATION/GRADE PROCEDURES
1. Tests & Quizzes 50%
Labs 50%
Electricity I - Related Standards of Learning
English
10.4 / The student will read and interpret informational materials.a. Analyze and apply the information contained in warranties, contracts, job descriptions, technical descriptions, and other informational sources, such as labels, warnings, manuals, directions, applications, and forms to complete specific tasks.
b. Skim manuals or informational sources to locate information.
c. Compare and contrast product information contained in advertisements with instruction manuals and warranties.
11.4 / The student will read and analyze a variety of informational materials.
a. Use information from texts to clarify or refine understanding of academic concepts.
b. Read and follow directions to complete an application for college admission, for a scholarship, or for employment.
c. Apply concepts and use vocabulary in informational and technical materials to complete a task.
d. Generalize ideas from selections to make predictions about other texts.
e. Analyze information from a text to draw conclusions.
11.7 / The student will write in a variety of forms with an emphasis on persuasion.
a. Generate, gather, plan, and organize ideas for writing.
b. Develop a focus for writing
c. Evaluate and cite applicable information.
d. Organize ideas in a logical manner.
e. Elaborate ideas clearly and accurately.
f. Adapt content, vocabulary, voice, and tone to audience, purpose, and situation.
g. Revise writing for accuracy and depth of information.
h. Proofread final copy and prepare document for intended audience or purpose.
11.9 / The student will write, revise, and edit personal, professional and informational correspondence to a standard acceptable in the workplace and higher education.
a. Apply a variety of planning strategies to generate and organize ideas.
b. Organize information to support purpose and form of writing.
c. Present information in a logical manner.
d. Revise writing for clarity.
e. Use technology to access information, plan and develop writing.
History and Social Science
GOVT.16 / The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of government in the Virginia and United States economies bya. analyzing the impact of fiscal and monetary policies on the economy;
b. describing the creation of public goods and services;
c. examining environmental issues, property rights, contracts, consumer rights, labor-management relations, and competition in the marketplace.
VUS.14 / The student will demonstrate knowledge of economic, social, cultural, and political developments in the contemporary United States by
a. analyzing the effects of increased participation of women in the labor force;
b. analyzing how changing patterns of immigration affect the diversity of the United States population, the reasons new immigrants choose to come to this country, and their contributions to contemporary America;
c. explaining the media influence on contemporary American culture and how scientific and technological advances affect the workplace, health care, and education.
WHII.15 / The student will demonstrate knowledge of cultural, economic, and social conditions in developed and developing nations of the contemporary world by
a. identifying contemporary political issues, with emphasis on migrations of refugees and others, ethnic/religious conflicts, and the impact of technology, including chemical and biological technologies;
b. assessing the impact of economic development and global population growth on the environment and society, including an understanding of the links between economic and political freedom;
c. describing economic interdependence, including the rise of multinational corporations, international organizations, and trade agreements.
Science
BIO.1 / The student will plan and conduct investigations in whicha. observations of living organisms are recorded in the lab and in the field;
b. hypotheses are formulated based on direct observations and information from the scientific literature ;
c. variables are defined and investigations are designed to test hypotheses;
d. graphing and arithmetic calculations are used as tools in data analysis;
e. conclusions are formed based on recorded quantitative and qualitative data;
f. sources of error inherent in experimental design are identified and discussed;
g. validity of data is determined;
h. alternative explanations and models are recognized and analyzed;
i. appropriate technology, including computers, graphing calculators, and probeware, is used for gathering and analyzing data and communicating results;
j. research utilizes scientific literature;
k. differentiation is made between a scientific hypothesis and theory;
l. a scientific viewpoint is constructed and defended; and
m. chemicals and equipment are used in a safe manner.
CH.1 / The student will investigate and understand that experiments in which variables are measured, analyzed, and evaluated, produce observations and verifiable data. Key concepts include
a. designated laboratory techniques;
b. safe use of chemicals and equipment;
c. proper response to emergency situations;
d. manipulation of multiple variables with repeated trials;
e. accurate recording, organizing, and analysis of data through repeated trials;
f. mathematical and procedural error analysis;
g. mathematical manipulations (SI units, scientific notation, linear equations, graphing, ratio and proportion, significant digits, dimensional analysis, use of graphing calculator);
h. the use of appropriate technology including computers, graphing calculators, and probeware for gathering data and communicating results; and
i. construction and defense of a scientific viewpoint.
PH.1 / The student will investigate and understand how to plan and conduct investigations in which
a. the components of a system are defined;
b. instruments are selected and used to extend observations and measurements of mass, volume, temperature, heat exchange, energy transformations, motion, fields, and electric charge;
c. information is recorded and presented in an organized format;
d. metric units are used in all measurements and calculations;
e. the limitations of the experimental apparatus and design are recognized;
f. the limitations of measured quantities through the appropriate use of significant figures or error ranges are recognized;
g. data gathered from non-SI instruments are incorporated through appropriate conversions; and
h. appropriate technology, including computers, graphing calculators, and probeware is used for gathering and analyzing data and communicating results.
PH.4 / The student will investigate and understand how applications of physics affect the world. Key concepts include
a. examples from the real world; and
b. exploration of the roles and contributions of science and technology.
PH.8 / The student will investigate and understand that energy can be transferred and transformed to provide usable work. Key concepts include
a. transformation of energy among forms, including mechanical, thermal, electrical, gravitational, chemical, and nuclear; and
b. efficiency of systems.
PH.12 / The student will investigate and understand how to use the field concept to describe the effects of gravitational, electric, and magnetic, forces. Key concepts include
a. inverse square laws (Newton's law of universal gravitation and Coulomb's law); and
b. operating principles of motors, generators, transformers, and cathode ray tubes.
PH.13 / The student will investigate and understand how to diagram and construct basic electrical circuits and explain the function of various circuit components. Key concepts include
a. Ohm's law; series, parallel, and combined circuits; and
b. circuit components including resistors, batteries, generators, fuses, switches, and capacitors.
Electricity I - SOL Correlation by Task
007 / Comply with federal, state, and local safety legal requirements, including OSHA, VOSHA, and EPA. / History and Social Science GOVT.16Science BIO.1, CH.1
English 11.4
009 / Explain safe working practices around electrical hazards. / History and Social Science GOVT.16
011 / Identify the types of fires and the methods used to extinguish them. / Science CH.1
English 11.4
017 / Report injuries. / English 11.9
018 / Report personal, environmental, and equipment safety violations to the appropriate authority. / English 11.9
023 / Discuss current topics in the industry. / History and Social Science VUS.14, WHII.15
English 10.4
030 / Explain basic electrical theory. / Science PH.8, PH.13
English 11.4
031 / Explain the relationship of electron theory to circuit design by the use of Ohm's Law. / Science PH.8, PH.13
English 11.4, 11.7
032 / Wire series circuit. / Science PH.13
033 / Wire parallel circuits. / Science PH.13
034 / Wire series-parallel (combination) circuit. / Science PH.13
035 / Explain principles of magnetism/electromagnetism. / Science PH.12, PH.13
041 / Explain principles of generating electricity. / Science PH.1, PH.4, PH.8
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