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Safety in the Auto Shop/Laboratory Environment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers evaluate typical auto shop sectons and layout. They identify safety hazards in the auto shop. Students examine measures to prevent common shop accidents. They discuss general safety rules for the auto shop. High schoolers...
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Buying a New Car

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students locate and compare the costs and options available of three comparable compact, midsize, or luxury automobiles. They utilize websites and a worksheet imbedded in this plan.
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Household Hazardous Waste Identification

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn about reduce, reuse, and recycle and identify household hazardous products. Students learn about less hazardous alternatives and complete an inventory of hazardous materials in a typical household.
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Global Geography of Economics: the Indiana Steel Industry

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research and identify positive and negative effects of imported steel on the Indiana steel industry.
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Global Geography of Economics: The Indiana Steel Industry

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students are introduced to how steel is made and investigate the importance of the steel industry. They participate in a role-play that explores the concepts of taxes, tariffs and imports vs. domestic production.
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Household Hazardous Waste Identification

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the concept of reduce, reuse and recycle. They identify products in their homes that are hazardous and discover alternatives to them. They examine the inventory of other classmates hazardous materials.
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What's Driving Us?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine what the people in their community are driving. Using traffic flow information, they develop recommendations on how to achieve sustainability. They calculate the carbon dioxide emission index for various sites and...
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Conductors and Insulators

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore electrical terms and circuits.  In this conductor activity students divide into groups and complete a lab on electricity.
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Programmable Logic Controllers

For Students Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students answer 1 short answer question about the purpose and applications of Programmable Logic Controller.
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Safety Belts and the Media

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss the importance of using their seat belts in cars. After viewing different public service announcements, they identify ones which made an impact on them. In groups, they draw their own announcement to educate others about...
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Automotive Engineering on Line

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the online magazine for the Society of Automotive Engineers. Allows the student to look up information on the field of automotive engineering.
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Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
The Loughborough University Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering provides a site that the student can learn all there is to know about degrees, research, publications, etc. in the field of automotive engineering at the...
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Home Page for the Society of Automotive Engineers (Sae)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home site of the Society of Automotive Engineers. This is the professional organization for those in the automotive engineering field.
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The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford Showroom of Automotive History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about automotive history as you browse the collection of The Henry Ford Museum. Enter the showroom to see a complete profile on some of the most important cars ever made, from the 1896 quadricycle to the 1986 Taurus.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Automotive Mechanics. Includes nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and advancement, job outlook, earning potential and related occupations.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Automotive Mechanic

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on the job of an automotive mechanic. It explains what a mechanic does, how to prepare for the job, and the average pay.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Automotive Brake Service Constructing a Brake Trainer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A brake trainer can be a valuable assett to teaching students about automotive brakes. On the vehicle brake systems are embedded and difficult to see in the "big picture" of brake systems.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Safety in the Automotive Service Technology Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide students with the required practices and procedures for working safely in the automotive service technology laboratory. Students will learn about required Personal Protective Equipment [PPE], safe tool and...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Automotive Body and Related Repairers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an overview on Automotive Body Repairers. Includes a discussion of the nature of the work, potential working conditions, the job outlook, earning potential, and related occupations.
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Automotive Industries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is to an on-line magazine that is loaded with current and up-to-date information on the auto industry. Good general information about the auto industry.
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Automotive News: Gottlieb Daimler

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo and biography of Daimler as well as notes on his contributions to the automotive industry.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Automotive Brake Service

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The proper inspection machining or refinishing of brake drums ensures quality brake repairs with little to no opportunity for returns for customer complaints. This lesson will teach inspection, measuring and machining techniques and...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Automotive Service Completing a Work Order

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The proper creation of a work order or customer record is essential to the repair process. Whether this is accomplished with a computer based program or pen and paper; the document is only valuable when it is completely filled out with...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Automotive Service

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The student will have a beginning understanding of the theory of operation of common ABS [Anti Lock Brake System]. They will also be able to identify common components of the ABS system on sight.

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