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Worksheet
Student Aware Communications

Auto Mechanic’s Search

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
From air conditioner and body work to thermostat and transmission, the terms used in this simple word puzzle cover a range of vocabulary related to auto shop and automotive technology.
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Instructional Video6:53
Car and Driver Magazine

Basic Automotive Maintenance (Part 1) - YouTube

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Wish you knew more about car maintenance? Make sure your class members are prepared with this incredibly valuable knowledge, whether you're teaching an auto shop class or some other type of life skills course. Here you'll find...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Safety in the Auto Shop/Laboratory Environment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers evaluate typical auto shop sectons and layout. They identify safety hazards in the auto shop. Students examine measures to prevent common shop accidents. They discuss general safety rules for the auto shop. High schoolers...
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Lesson Plan
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US Institute of Peace

Negotiation Role-Play

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
War-torn Kosovo is experiencing another crisis—thousands of broken-down cars clogging the damaged highways, making travel impossible. Which local auto shop owner will get the contract to clear the road for progress? After some research,...
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Instructional Video9:40
Curated Video

How Manual Transmission Works

For Students 9th - 12th
What fun! Get it in gear, reverse time, and speed up the education process with a short, black-and-white film clip that models to a T how a manual transmission works. Although designed for vocational and auto shop classes, the...
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Handout
AAA

Oil, Fuel, Coolant & Fluids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Although designed for vocational and auto shop classes, this image of a pamphlet contains everything anyone would need to know about automobile engine the fluids, how to check them, and when to replace them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Auto Shop Safety

For Students 10th - 11th
In this vocational activity, learners find 27 terms relating to safety in the automobile repair shop. Students may self correct by selecting the link at the end of the page.
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Instructional Video3:30
DMV

How To Change a Tire

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
As a driver, there are few things worse than hearing the flap, flap, flap of a flat tire. Fear not, after watching this video, young drivers will be able to get their cars back on the road and running in no time.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Safety First

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in a lesson which provides a better understanding of safety rules outlined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They submit a written report from the Safety Briefing Handout which summarizes the key...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Plastic Body Filler/ Steering Suspension

For Students 9th - 12th
In this technology worksheet, students find the terms in the word bank based around the topic of auto body. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mechanics: Word Search

For Students 5th - 8th
For this word search worksheet, students search for terms related to auto mechanics. Terms include tools, auto parts, and general mechanic words.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Early Explorers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how the environment and climate affected Pre-Colombian settlements. In this civilization lesson, 5th graders view pictures of different Native American tribes in different places and discuss how different groups...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Job Duties

For Teachers 6th - 10th
In this online interactive ESL worksheet, students read a paragraph regarding job duties and then respond to 7 fill in the blank questions. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chors, Secants, Tangents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the relationship between chords, secants and circles. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the length of the chords. They sketch the secant lines on a circle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Race Track (Culminating Activity)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students graph and solve linear equations. In this algebra lesson plan, students use the slope and y-intercept to graph lines. They relate lines to the real world using different applications.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Drive-In Multiplication

For Students 4th - 6th
In this multiplication learning exercise, students read about a mechanic's list of cars scheduled to have tires changed. They also see a chart outlining that week's work. Students then answer the 7 questions regarding the mechanic's week...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Robots

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore the two kinds of fluids: liquids and gases. They explain that liquids (water), unlike gases (air), cannot be compressed. This property makes them ideal for hydraulic work applications.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

On The Move

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate proper space awareness by moving safely away from others in the playing area.
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Oscilloscope 1897

For Students 9th - 10th
From the auto shop to the doctor's office, the oscilloscope is an important diagnostic tool. A mechanic may use an oscilloscope to measure engine function, while a medical researcher uses it to monitor heart activity.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Automotive Mechanic

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on the job of an automotive mechanic. It explains what a mechanic does, how to prepare for the job, and the average pay.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Automotive Mechanics. Includes nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and advancement, job outlook, earning potential and related occupations.
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Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Automotive Mechanic:what I Do and How Much I Make

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Teon's job repairing and fixing vehicles. He explains the typical salary of a mechanic and how you can earn more through ongoing training and certifications. [4:21]

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