Welding Lesson Plan Example
Lesson Title: Welding Basics – Oxy-fuel torch cutting and MIG welding
Teacher(s): Seitzer / Yarrison (2 different lessons will be presented during this time)
Occupational Area: Welding
CTE Concept(s): (from POS Crosswalk Task Grid)
Occupational Orientation and Safety
Principles of Welding:
-identify joint designs
-clean and prepare materials to be welded
Manual Oxy-fuel gas cutting
Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
CIP Task List: Unit Standard Numbers
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Occupational Orientation and Safety (110-115)
Principles of Welding (205, 206)
Gas Metal Arc Welding (600-606)
Manual Oxy-fuel Gas Cutting (900 – 908)
Academic Concepts:
English – symbol interpretation, read and understand welding code D1.1 Structural Steel Code, vocabulary
History – 1880 patent for first welding process/machine – Sir Humphry Davy
Math – right triangle
Science – “ferrous” = Fe-iron, O2 accelerant
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Lesson Objective:
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TLW be able to weld two pieces of mild steel metal together with a fillet weld at a 90° angle using a Miller 110 Mig Welder wearing the
appropriate attire and following the proper steps/procedures in alignment with safety that a welder would typically use.
TLW use an Oxy-Fueled Cutting Torch to thermal cut sections of mild-steel into two pieces in adherence with all safety rules and
procedures a welder would typically follow in accordance to the American Welding Society Entry level welder criteria.
Supplies Needed:
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GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding)
Pieces of mild-steel
Oxygen Cylinder
Acetylene Cylinder
Safety Equipment (glasses, welding helmet, face shield, leather welding gloves, fire resistant welding jacket, work boots, long pants, work
Boots)
Flint Striker
TECHNICAL
Introduction of the CTE lesson:
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Welding, the building block of construction requires the
operator to have a working and safe understanding of the
basic concepts of welding using GMAW and cutting with a
torch.
The definition of the trade area is written at the beginning of
the CIP Code. Technical teachers should read and review
details with academic teachers. After reviewing definition,
the Task List should be explained. I plan on identifying
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ACADEMIC TEACHER NOTES
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academic tasks and shop tasks as they relate to subjects
being taught and review NOCTI test connections by looking
at NOCTI Job Ready Assessment Blueprints (posters).
Academic teachers will review the welding text book and
identify connections to academic subjects within text.
Academic teachers will be instructed by technical teachers
beginning in the classroom on the following topics:
Section 6: Welding Technology Fundamentals Text Book
(Theoretical portion lasting no more than 1 Hour)
TASK 1: Cut material to specified length using oxy fuel cutting
torch
(30 min. text book explanation of task they will be performing in lab area)
Task will be described in detail. Subjects discussed during
theoretical portion include but are not limited to:
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Torch safety
Basic operation of torches, bottles, and regulators
Properties of Oxygen and Acetylene
Demonstration of how to cut ferrous metal
TASK 1: This task is taken from the CIP Code Task List. Many of
the welding tasks require several steps to complete and an in
depth understanding of each process. It is important for students
and academic teachers to be aware of the process before entering
the lab areas.
TASK 2: Weld two pieces of metal together at 90° with a fillet
weld meeting acceptable AWS weld criteria
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(30 min. explanation of welding process including text book and curriculum guide
review)
Reference Material: AWS Curriculum Guide for the Training of
Welding Personnel: Level 1 – Entry Level Welder – 3.2.1.5
MODULE 5: GAS METAL ARC WELDING (GMAW) and 3.2.1.8
MODULE 8: THERMAL CUTTING PROCESS – Unit 1 Manual
Oxyfuel Gas Cutting (OFC)
Task will be described in detail. Subjects discussed during
theoretical portion include but are not limited to:
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Performs safety inspection of GMAW equipment and
accessories
Sets up for GMAW operations
Operates GMAW equipment
Makes GMAW fillet welds: drawing identifying
nomenclature of welds
2. Assess/address teachers’ academic awareness as it relates
to the CTE lesson:
During collaboration time teacher will field general questions
regarding the field of welding to assess the teacher’s prior
knowledge of welding related fundamentals. This will allow
teacher to adjust or modify lesson descriptors and tasks when out
in the welding lab for the hands-on lesson.
3. CTE Vocabulary:
Task 1:
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regulator
kindling point
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face shield
kerf
pressurized line
Task 2:
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work lead
base metal
filler metal
electrode
shielding gas
root
leg,
face
effective throat
4. Objective Tasks/Steps:
Task 1: Cut material to specified length:
Technical teachers will demonstrate:
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Torch safety
Chalk Talk/Diagraming On a Board
Basic operation of torches, bottles, and regulators
Properties of Oxygen and Acetylene
Demonstration of how to cut ferrous metal
(5 min. demonstration w/ 25 min. introductory practice)
Task 2: Weld material to achieve acceptable AWS weld criteria
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Performs safety inspection of GMAW equipment and
accessories
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Sets up for GMAW operations
Operates GMAW equipment
Makes GMAW fillet welds: identifying nomenclature of
welds
(5 min. demonstration w/ 25 min. introductory practice)
TASK 2: My plan is to show academic teachers that AWS is
the governing body in the US as the authority on welding.
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Reading comprehension: expose academic teachers to a
technical manual for welding to emphasize the application
of reading comprehension of a non-fiction text (often very
dry and boring but necessary in to the trade).
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5. How the lesson is relevant to academic areas:
Academic connections to welding theory.
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Following sequential directions
Reading Comprehension: Reading and understanding
gages in standard and metric units
Chemistry of cutting operation- reaction of metals
containing iron to rapidly oxidize in the presence of
pressurized pure oxygen and heat
Math: angle of the torch (familiarity of basic concepts of 90,
45, and 0)
Academic connections to hands-on:
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Reading comprehension, accounting principles: Safety
regulations
Science: Shielding gas is a scientific process designed to
shield the molten metal as it solidifies to keep impurities out
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and improve the alloying process between the filler metal
and base metal
Math: strength of triangles
6. Teachers demonstrate their understanding by:
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Producing a cut and welded specimen.
Welding pieces of material together
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