Description
Utilize real life tools of the refrigeration and HVAC trade, such as bending tools and cutters to create a stylish photo frame. Each kit will also include a Fujifilm Instax Camera and films! View the walkthrough video for this activity here!
Recommended age range: Grades 7-12
Approximate activity duration: 1.5 hours
Each kit contains materials for 30 students.
Working with soft copper tubing, students will form bends, measure angles, and use specialized tools to create a desktop photo holder. Refrigeration technicians, among other trades, use these skills to manufacture and maintain heating and cooling equipment in both residential and industrial applications.
Curriculum linkages to explore:
- Safety
- Motor skills
- Fine arts
- Language arts: comprehension, vocabulary development, fluency
- Math: measurement, unit conversions, shape and space relations, number sense and relation, fractions and decimals, geometry, patterns and relations
- Science: matter and energy, mechanical systems, structures and forces
- High school Career and Technology Studies, Special Projects
