Activity (Hands-On)Grades 6 - 8
Manufacturing Technologies: Making a Picture Frame
Students create picture frames
The basic processes involved in manufacturing systems are demonstrated while students produce their own picture frames. They learn about cutting, shaping, assembly, joining and finishing, as well as attention to quality, safety and production quantity.
Several disciplines of engineering are involved in creating factory manufacturing processes, such as producing picture frames. This activity simulates the work that may be done in a factory so that students experience first-hand the basic steps of the manufacturing process. Cutting, shaping, assembly, joining and finishing are the methods used by manufacturing engineers to ensure quality, safety and production goals.
- To learn and apply the basic processes in manufacturing systems: cutting, shaping, assembling, joining, finishing, quality control and safety.