Gives an Overview of the Aerospace Industry, Its Products, Hardware

. DOCUMENT RESUME ED 026 273 SE 006 268 By-Feirer, John L. Space Resources for the High School Industrial Arts Resource Units. Spons Agency-National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. Report No-EP-44 Pub Date Apr 67 Note- 1 74p. EDRS Price MF-$0.75 HC-$8.80 Descriptors-*Aerospace Technology, Bibliographies, earth Science,Films,*IndustrialArts,Instructional i Materials, *Secondary School Science, *Teaching Guides Identifiers-National Aeronautics and Space Administration This guide is intended for industrial arts teachers, supervisors, and teacher educators at all levels of instruction for use as a supplement to their courses. The eight units which are included are all directly applicable to aerospace technology. The primary purpose of the guide is to motivate and interest students and teachers in aerospace age education. The booklet is comprised of four sections. Section One gives an overview of the aerospace industry,itsproducts, hardware, and occupations. Section Two contains eight units of student activities related to aerospace applications. Section Three is entitled "Newer Directions." Section Four is an appendix of educational services offered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, filmlists, and a lisst of participants ata space technology conference. (BC) r , -e-1, -.?,-. 4 :,..,0 qpprignH Gamos. LTIEN SUACCIL indunlai arts resource units Prepared for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by a committee of industrial uts educators under the direction of John L. Feirer, Western Michigan University, in connection with a conference conducted by the University of South Florida, with the cooperation of the Florida State Department of Education and NASA's Jo Im F. Kennedy Space Center. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Washington, D. C. 20546 April, 1967 tablle()ff Cartnb Preface 5 How This Document was Developed 5 Using This Bulletin 6 SECTION 1 Unit 1The Aerospace IndustryAn Overview 12 Unit 2Products and Materials 16 Unit 3Aerospace Occupations 19 SECTION 2 Unit 1Design and Drafting 36 Unit 2Metals 61 Unit 3Electricity-Electronics 81 Unit 4 Power 97 Unit 5Graphic Arts 108 Unit 6Plastics 114 Unit 7 Ceramics 123 Unit 8 Woods 132 SECTION 3 Newer Directions 142 SECTION 4 Appendix I Educational ServicesThe NASA Educational Programs Division 158 Appendix II Film List. 161 Appendix IIIConference Program and Participants, A Space Technology Conference for Industrial Arts Educators 170 ;reface INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY Industrial arts has been defined as the study of tools, materials, processes, products, occupations, and related problems of America's industrial society. As such, the profession of industrial arts teaching necessarily concerns itself with those societal developments which have relevance to its area of study. America's space program is such a development. In the effort to increase mankind's knowl- edge of the heavens and the earth through the use of manned and unmanned spacecraft, America's space program has developed new tools, new materials, new processes, as well as new jobs, un- heard of 10 years ago. It has provided great impetus to accelerating advancements and developments in science and technology, and the resulting changes in patterns for living. Recognizing the nature, magnitude, and potential of these changes already effected and underway, a' group of industrial arts educators, representative of colleges and universities, state and local school departments, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration designed this publication. It is being made ayailable to teachers, supervisors, curriculum makers, textbooks writers, and teachers of teachers to introduce these changes to shop and classroom teaching. HOW THIS DOCUMENT WAS DEVELOPED This document was prepared for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by a representative committee of leaders in industrial arts education under the chairmanship of Dr. John L. Feirer, Western Michigan University. It was accomplished in connection with Cue three-day "Space Technology Conference for Industrial Arts Educa- tors" (program on pages 170-175) conducted by the University of South Florida in cooperation with the Florida State Department of Education and the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Feirer's committee utilized the talenti of 85 Conference participants invited from the profession of induz*Aal arts teaching in state and local school departments and institutions of higher learning of Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Following preliminary sessions of the committee, its members met with Conference participants in small group sessions, each comprising 10-15 representatives of one of the several teaching fields of industrial arts. The committee leaders and their affiliations were as follows: Dr. Thomas Brennan, Coordinator Dr. George Dit low, Professor Industrial Education Industrial Education Department West Virginia University Millersville State College Morgantown, West Virginia Millersville, Pennsylvania Dr. Ira H. Johnson, Professor Dr. John R. Lindbeck, Professor Industrial Arts Department Industrial Education Department Mankato State College Western Michigan University Mankato, Minnesota Kalamazoo, Michigan Mr. Warren Smith, Coordinator Technical Sciences Nova High School Fort Lauderdale, Florida In the three months following the Conference, this bulletin was prepared, compiled and edited. Since then the materials presented have been field tested in industrial arts classrooms and at teacher workshops at a number of schools and colleges throughout the country. Resources for the Committee and Conference were selected engineers, supervisors, technicians, and craftsmen from NASA and the space industries located at Cape Kennedy. Also available were selected NASA publications. The completed report represents a document which provides the teacher with specific suggestions on ways and means that space related elements may be fused into the industrial arts courses; some of the teaching ideas are in the form of units, some in the form of activities. Each teaching topic has a bibliography composed of specific NASA Technical Briefs, NASA Special Publications and commercially available texts representative of the very latest developments in technology. USING THIS BULLETIN This bulletin is addressed to industrial arts teachers, supervisors, and teacher educators.It is designed as a reference manual that can be used at all levels of instruction in all areas of industrial arts. It should be noted, however, that it is not a course of study in space technology; and, therefore, not all learning r nits found in typical industrial arts programs are represented in Section II.It was decided that only those areas in which there was a direct aerospace application should be emphasized. This bulletin is designed to motivate and interest teachers and students in aerospace age education.It is not intended to- replace existing industrial arts courses. While all of the readers of this bulletin may not have an opportunty for firsthand inspection of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, the directors and teachers who were in attendance at the conference feel that, if some of the ideas presented here are integrated into industrial arts, interest and enthusiasm for industrial arts will increase greatly. The individual teacher can use as few or as many of the suggestions as he feels necessary to enrich his present program. The following are some suggested ways to make efficient use of this bulletin : 1. As a self-improvement program. Review the materials that are available from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Admin- istration) including the services listed on pages 158 to 160. The teacher will note that there is a wide variety of technical litera- ture and audio-visual materials available. These materials can form the basis for developing a shop or laboratory library on space age activities, and in this process a teacher cannot fail to acquire a new appreciation for the value of industrial arts in space technology. The teacher may also arrang to have the Spacemobile and a NASA lecturer come to his school so all students can hear about and see some of the achievements of the space program. He may also ase any one of the excellent films that are available to introduce the subject. A good motivating device for introducing this material to industrial arts students is the film `.`The Big Challenge." This film is available on- loan from the center serving your state (see pages 161 to 169). Once the students have been motivated, the teacher can use much of the material in Section 2 as part of his regular teaching pro- cedure. The material on aerospace age applications can be used in individual lessons including demonstrations and lectures. Many of the ideas included are suggestions from classroom teachers who participated in the conference. The teacher may also develop a teaching unit similar to some of the samples included in Section 2. Section 3 includes many suggestions for teachers who are interested in the new frontiers of industrial arts. 2. As a school improvement.The industrial arts teacher can work with the science, mathematics, and guidance counselors to improve all of the programs. For example, this bulletincan be used along with the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles to interest students in occupations directly and indirectly related to the aerospace industry. The school counselor could serve as the resource person for this part

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