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#HardHatWeek is a statewide initiative that encourages high school seniors to commit to working in a construction job after graduation. The construction industry is booming with growth opportunities and great pay — and it’s waiting for you. By participating in this...

2020 Winter Classroom Activity: Build It Right!

Calculate the brick needed for this project: There is an 8-foot-tall wall that is 40 feet long. There are no windows or doors on this wall. The entire wall will need brick veneer. There are 7 bricks per square foot. How many bricks will it take to brick the wall?...

2019 Fall Classroom Activity: Build It Right!

Math Equation: To figure slope of a pipe run you need to calculate rise over run. This is achieved by dividing the rise (being the change in y going up or down) by the run (being the change in x going from left to right). The slope is then usually presented as a...

Classroom Activity: Let’s Talk Safety

As simple as it sounds, safety is a matter of communicating with one another. In many cases, both at school and in the real world, if we speak out and let someone know when we see someone doing something wrong, we’re labeled a tattletale. As a class,  discuss how a...