Title: Perform calculations, using architectural dimensions.
Course: Cabinetmaking I (17007-I) > Section: Interpreting Plans

Performing calculations should include

- converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions
- identifying rectangles, squares, triangles, and circles
- using basic geometry to determine perimeter, diagonal, circumference, diameter, radius, area, and volume.

Process/Skill Questions:

- When building a cabinet, when might one need to convert a fraction to a decimal or a decimal to a fraction?
- Is it easier to multiply a fraction or a decimal? Why?
- What is the process of calculating the hypotenuse of a triangle?
- How many degrees are in each angle of an octagon?

Common Career Technical Core

AC1

Use vocabulary, symbols and formulas common to architecture and construction.

AC6

Read, interpret and use technical drawings, documents and specifications to plan a project.

NCCER Standards

Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills

- 00105-04 Introduction to Blueprints

Carpentry Fundamentals: Level 1

- 27104-06 Reading Plans and Elevations

Carpentry: Level 2

- 27201-01 Reading Plans and Elevations

Cabinetmaking

- 27501-03 Cabinetmaking