| Approved Site(s): | |
| Approved for Hoover High School. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee. | |
| Grade Range: | |
| 12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Construction Technology 1,2 and Fine Woodworking 1,2 | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Practical Arts, weighted | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| g - College Preparatory Elective | |
| Course Description: | |
This course integrates skills and concepts from the building and construction trades with applied mathematics and English. As part of a natural progression, students apply the craft skills required to design and build a variety of scaled structures that meet current building code requirements. In addition, students learn how to create and use project construction documents, including blueprints and project packets. This course provides students with opportunities to apply academic knowledge and technical skills through a hands-on curriculum that meets pre-apprenticeship requirements for the National Building Trades Council. This course is part of Hoover High School’s Sustainable Academy of Building and Engineering (SABE). | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 7342 - Advanced Residential and Commercial Construction (Capstone) | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Building and Construction Trades Department, Building Trades: Multi-Craft Core Curriculum, AFL-CIO, 2009. | |