Swinging

Putting the Ridgid 300 to good use making swing joints. 

Precision pipe fitting. Squaring up with torpedo level and the eyecrometer. 

Week 9, Friday, Shop in the AM Quiz from 1-2 PM

Shop in the AM

Safety Meeting
Continue with projects

Quiz in the PM
Drafting and Blueprint Reading Quiz from 1-2.

Open book, 50 questions in 60 minutes from worksheets and PTH.

Week 9, Thursday Drafting in AM, Practical in the PM.

Chapter 8 Review and Drafting Practice.

Also try drawing the practical projects for piping.

Afternoon in the shop.

Week 9, Wednesday

Last day of High School, today is the second first day of the rest of your life.

Safety Meeting

A good attitude is essential for safety.

More shop work, Did you bring your coveralls or long sleeved shirt? Install coat hooks.

Working with Ridgid 300. New dies have to be broken in they are very sharp, too sharp. Try not to ream too deep.

Drilling cage. Try to run a larger PVC pipe on a slope.

Soldering.

Week 9, Tuesday. Pipe 0002 in PM

Ongoing organization in the shop.

Install coat hooks for coveralls. (BTW, bring your coveralls or long sleeved shirt, no soldering in short sleeves.)

Review of poly butt fusion, plastic welding.

Demonstrating insert connection in poly pipe.

Review the IPEX Technical Manual for Pipe With a Stripe (polyethylene pipe)  p.13. 

Test Anxiety

Test Anxiety is real and can be an obstacle that gets in the way of focusing and having a clear mind to be successful on a quiz/test/exam.  Symptoms of test anxiety include:

• having trouble sleeping the night before a test
• skipping a test due to panic
• sweaty palms and feeling sick
• feeling nervous and jittery during the test
• having trouble remembering the information
• making careless errors on a test
• feeling worried when others finish before you do
• thinking about past failures while taking the test
• difficulty understanding and remembering directions
• feeling pushed for time
• feeling like you studied all the wrong things

If you feel a number of these symptoms before, during and after a test, you may be experiencing test anxiety. 

There are various strategies and steps you can take to reduce test anxiety.  The short video below presents some very helpful ideas to assist you in reducing and overcoming test anxiety.  Take a few minutes to watch it when you have some time to yourself and use the suggestions to help you before your next test. 

I also have some helpful resources on test anxiety so please stop by my office and I will pass those along to you.  Don't be afraid or hesitant to ask - many people experience test anxiety and it can be overcome. 

Week 9, Monday. Applied Math

More Math -- Units 21 and 22
45 degree offsets with different pipes and fittings, specifically,Wyes. Each one of the connections on a Wye may have a different value.