Beal Tech

Well it is the Skills box project time again and I would like to share some of the finished projects. Now before you go and comment on a graphic please do your research, example that is a Cold War era west German tank marking. Not WWII. Got it. Thanks. I was very proud of this TTJ2O1 class for their hard work and learning skills.

Hello Beal Tech fan’s sorry I have not posted in a while but some amazing projects this year. Grade 10 SLB’s and a grade 11/12 college classes design a shop. R3Auto

So, one more TTJ2O1 SLB project done, I was not sure if it was the way I was explaining the graphics or the distraction of the Cell phone but I had to go over the instruction many more times than normal. Overall a good set finished and 3 more getting touched up. Small engine lab starting Monday. 😜 H. B. Beal Tech rocks 🪨

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Now Bealies stay posted on this story. This year has been such a gift with many dream projects that we were able to get finished. So here it is... we started with an idea of how to help beyond just working on cars, what could be greener? Two wheels DIY service centre. But why make just one when you can have 3. A big thank you to student funds to help cover cost of tools and south London Cycle for ordering the parts. Here are some of the pictures and once the front of King Street Beal has been repaired we will have this installed beside the bike rack. Stay tuned...

Some of the great CO2 cars from Per 5 class. Way to go Ryan P. For the win.

Communication: Asks effective questions to acquire knowledge
Working through the mounting of the brackets on the walls the students had to effectively talk about tools and direction as the ladders were heavy and the holes for anchoring had to be very accurate. Knowing to get and give instruction in a constructive way as to insure a proper mounting. Also at the end of this project to properly clean up all the work areas and report to the custodial staff as to the new location of the ladders.
The students finished off with a Shop Journal entry as to the working Project.

Learning to Learn / Self directed: Believing in the ability to learn
The Students then used a fabricated template to Plasma Cut out two sets of steel retainers, Angle Grinders for clean up, Drill press for mounting holes and a Wire feed M.I.G. Welder for the assembly. A clean up and coating of Paint in the booth area. I did help pick the anchor fasteners to secure to the walls.
Collaboration: Learning from others and contribute to learning
With the use of so many tools and materials having one of the students with a background in manufacturing this helped the one student to learn about welding and assembly.

Problem Solving: Solves a meaningful, real-life complex Problem
So the Problem was our school common learning area has very little open wall space, the two very tall ladders had been leaning up against the walls without any retainers. This failed multiple walk around inspections but the problem was not an easy fix. There were no hangers that would work in the space we had open.
Innovation & Creativity: Enhance a concept, Idea or Product
The students looked around at accessible areas of wall space to house the ladders that would give those in need the ability to retrieve them with safe access. Look at free available materials within the shop areas. Use a variety of measurement tools to calculate what would be needed to design a product. Prototype and evaluate making needed adjustments.

With a grade 12 Transportation technology class we had been talking about the Global Competencies and looking for a way to give a working example of the needs to problem solve.
We used a S.P.I.C.E. model of design to look at the issue: Situation, Possibilities, Investigation, Choose-Create and Evaluation.