Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Vehicle operation, service, and maintenance include consideration of social and environmental impacts
including operator and public safety; emissions and effects on the environment; manufacturing, packaging, disposal, and recycling considerations related to vehicle parts and products
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Personal service and maintenance interests require the evaluation and refinement of skills.
Tools and technologies
tools that extend human capabilities
can be adapted for specific purposes.
Content
Learning Standards
Content
complex automotive repair and maintenance
vehicle inspection standards
advanced automotive tools and equipment
for example, charging analyzer, timing light, fuel pressure gauge, separating tool, brake lathe, alignment
engine and vehicle modifications
for example, turbocharging, supercharging, lifting, lowering, tuning
vehicle diagnostic and assessment methods
transmission and gearing functions
electrical and control systems
mechanical systems
fuel systems
serviceability, overhaul, and repair
design for the life cycle
career options and opportunities in automotive technology
interpersonal skills
for example, professional communications, active listening to identify potential problems, courtesies
for interacting with clients and customers
Curricular Competency
Learning Standards
Curricular Competency
Applied Design
Understanding context
- Interpret circumstances of or factors in a particular automotive situation or challenge
Defining
- Identify potential issues and troubleshoot
- Identify requirements, intended impacts, and possible unintended negative consequences of service
- Determine whether activity is collaborative or self-directed
Ideating
- Generate ideas to create a range of possibilities and add to others’ ideas in ways that create additional possibilities
- Critically analyze how competing social, ethical, and sustainability considerations impact creation and development of solutions
- Evaluate suitability of plans, products and processes according to intended impact of service
Prototyping
- Evaluate and apply appropriate sources of information to develop a plan that includes key stages and resources
- Analyze the design for the life cycletaking into account economic costs and social and environmental impacts of the product, from the extraction of raw materials to eventual reuse or recycling of component materialsand evaluate its impactsincluding the social and environmental impacts of extraction and transportation of raw materials; manufacturing, packaging, and transportation to markets; servicing or providing replacement parts; expected usable lifetime; and reuse or recycling of component materials
- Consider a variety of materials for effective use and their potential for reuse, recycling, and biodegradability
- Make changes to tools, materials, and procedures as needed
Testing
- Identify and communicate with sources of feedback
- Develop an appropriate testincludes evaluating the degree of authenticity required for the setting of the test, deciding on an appropriate type and number of trials, and collecting and compiling data, conduct the test, and collect and compile data
- Evaluate ideas based on information from feedback and testing results to make necessary changes
Making
- Identify appropriate tools, technologies, materials, processes, and time needed
- Carry out updated plan, incorporating feedback from self and others and from testing results
- Use materials in ways that minimize waste
Sharing
- Decide how and with whom to sharemay include showing to others or use by others, giving away, or marketing and sellingtheir processes, to solicit and generate feedback
- Share final plans, products and processes and critically evaluate their success
- Critically reflect on plans, products and processes, and identify new goals
- Identify and analyze new possibilities for plans, products and processes, including how they or others might build on them
Applied Skills
Apply safety procedures for themselves, co-workers, and operators in both physical and digital environments
Individually or collaboratively identify and assess skills needed for automotive service plans, products and processes
Demonstrate competency and proficiency in skills at various levels involving manual dexterity and complex mechanics and maintenance
Develop specific plans to learn or refine identified skills over time
Applied Technologies
Explore existing, new, and emerging tools, technologies, and systems to evaluate suitability for automotive maintenance and repair interests
Evaluate impacts, including unintended negative consequences, of choices made about technology use
Analyze the role that advancing technologies play in automotive contexts