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All grades  Project 4 weeks

Welding Wonders: Crafting Future Careers!

Alan L
Feb 5, 2026
Updated Apr 9, 2026
Content Expertise
Collaboration
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
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Purpose

Through this project, you'll explore the trade of welding by engaging directly with fabrication tasks to enhance your quad bike's components. You'll connect theoretical learning with hands-on practice, developing skills crucial for future career opportunities in the trades. The project promotes collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity, urging you to consider how precision welding impacts functionality and opens doors to broader professional paths. You'll share your journey in the Quad Mechanics Expo, celebrating your achievements and reflecting on how this experience supports your goals in the trades industry.

Learning goals

Master essential welding techniques and develop a comprehensive understanding of fabrication processes critical to quad bike enhancements. Cultivate the ability to document and reflect on personal progress, connecting skill acquisition to potential career opportunities in the trades industry. Strengthen collaboration and communication skills through peer review sessions, weekly reflections, and community partner interactions. Leverage critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities to innovate and address real-world challenges, such as improving quad components for better functionality. Demonstrate acquired skills through practical applications and showcase personal growth and industry relevance at the Quad Mechanics Expo.

Competencies
  • Content Expertise - Students develop key competencies, skills, and dispositions with ample opportunities to apply knowledge and engage in work that matters to them.
  • Collaboration - Students co-design projects with peers, exercise shared-decision making, strengthen relational agency, resolve conflict, and assume leadership roles.
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Students consider a variety of innovative approaches to address and understand complex questions that are authentic and important to their communities.

Products

Facilitate a virtual showcase featuring live welding demonstrations where you explain the purpose and impact of each technique on your quad components. Design a comparative model analyzing precision welding and creativity influences on other industries, presenting your findings during the Quad Mechanics Expo. Host a hands-on workshop at the Expo with simulated equipment, allowing attendees to explore trade-specific skills and experience the basics of welding firsthand.

Launch

Begin your welding journey with the 'Quad Chronicles Journal Kick-off.' Start by setting up your welding journal alongside your uncle, discussing how documenting your experiences will enhance your understanding of welding and trades. Dive into the exciting prospects that writing reflections brings, serving both as a tool for growth and career building. Discuss the initial goals and broader career paths that can emerge from mastering welding skills, igniting motivation for the project ahead.

Exhibition

Organize a 'Quad Mechanics Expo' where you present your detailed portfolio featuring transformation photos of your quad A arms and swing arm. Share your welding journey with attendees, focusing on the significant role precision welding and creative techniques played in both your project's advancement and the broader trades industry. Include live demonstrations and interactive workshops where participants can explore welding basics in a safe, simulated environment, thereby enriching the trades community engagement.

Plan
By Phase By Day Calendar
Empathize Define Ideate Prototype Test/Present
Empathize
You will embark on researching the needs and challenges faced by professionals in the trades, interviewing experienced welders like your uncle and engaging in a collaborative brainstorming session to uncover how precision and creativity in welding fulfill these needs, thereby setting the stage for your project's success.
Days 1 - 3
920 min over capacity (135 min available across 3 days)
Meet the Welders
Launch 50m
Welding Journal Sketches
Deliverable 60m
Plan Interviews with Welding Pros
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Interview Welders for Industry Insights
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Synthesize Needs, Build Challenge Map
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Safety, Tools, and Measurements Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Draft Quad Arm Fabrication Plan
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Prepare Interview Protocols with Trades Pros
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Conduct Interview with Uncle: Trade Insights
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Quad Fabrication Needs Brainstorm Session
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Welding Techniques: MIG vs TIG
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
Weekly Reflection Journaling and Uncle Debrief
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Prepare Interview Questions for Trades
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Conduct Informational Interview
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Welding Journal Setup & Entry
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Quad Welding Needs & Safety Brainstorm
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Quad Mechanics Expo Prep & Reflection
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Empathize with Journal Setup and Interview
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Interview and Needs Analysis with Uncle
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
Essential Question Synthesis and Expo Prep
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
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Define
You will work collaboratively with your uncle to define the key problem statements for your welding project, focusing on incorporating essential questions and identifying the specific skills that will elevate both your project's functionality and your future career in trades.
Days 4 - 6
No activities have been added to this phase yet.

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Ideate
You will brainstorm multiple approaches for welding techniques with your uncle, mock up sketches of your quad bike components, explore precision and creativity influences, and collaborate through peer review to refine ideas for your project's execution.
Days 7 - 10
No activities have been added to this phase yet.

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Prototype
You will construct testable versions of your welded quad A arms and Swing arm, documenting your process in your welding journal while actively seeking feedback through peer review sessions and collaborative discussions to refine your techniques and solutions.
Days 11 - 15
No activities have been added to this phase yet.

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Test/Present
You will present your welding achievements at the Quad Mechanics Expo, explaining your process and the impact of precision and creativity in trades, while inviting stakeholders and peers to provide feedback on your solutions and showcased work.
Days 16 - 20
No activities have been added to this phase yet.

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Empathize Days 1–3
Day 1
Meet the Welders
Launch 50m
Day 2
Welding Journal Sketches
Deliverable 60m
Day 3
Plan Interviews with Welding Pros
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Define Days 4–6
Day 4
Interview Welders for Industry Insights
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Day 5
Synthesize Needs, Build Challenge Map
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Day 6
Safety, Tools, and Measurements Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Ideate Days 7–10
Day 7
Draft Quad Arm Fabrication Plan
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Day 8
Prepare Interview Protocols with Trades Pros
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Day 9
Conduct Interview with Uncle: Trade Insights
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Day 10
Quad Fabrication Needs Brainstorm Session
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Prototype Days 11–15
Day 11
Welding Techniques: MIG vs TIG
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
Day 12
Weekly Reflection Journaling and Uncle Debrief
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Day 13
Prepare Interview Questions for Trades
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Day 14
Conduct Informational Interview
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Day 15
Welding Journal Setup & Entry
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Test/Present Days 16–20
Day 16
Quad Welding Needs & Safety Brainstorm
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Day 17
Quad Mechanics Expo Prep & Reflection
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Day 18
Empathize with Journal Setup and Interview
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Day 19
Interview and Needs Analysis with Uncle
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
Day 20
Essential Question Synthesis and Expo Prep
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m

May 2026

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
18 Day 1
Empathize
Meet the Welders
19 Day 2
Welding Journal Sketches
20 Day 3
Plan Interviews with Welding Pros
21 Day 4
Define
Interview Welders for Industry Insights
22 Day 5
Synthesize Needs, Build Challenge Map
25 Day 6
Safety, Tools, and Measurements Practice
26 Day 7
Ideate
Draft Quad Arm Fabrication Plan
27 Day 8
Prepare Interview Protocols with Trades Pros
28 Day 9
Conduct Interview with Uncle: Trade Insights
29 Day 10
Quad Fabrication Needs Brainstorm Session

June 2026

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1 Day 11
Prototype
Welding Techniques: MIG vs TIG
2 Day 12
Weekly Reflection Journaling and Uncle Debrief
3 Day 13
Prepare Interview Questions for Trades
4 Day 14
Conduct Informational Interview
5 Day 15
Welding Journal Setup & Entry
8 Day 16
Test/Present
Quad Welding Needs & Safety Brainstorm
9 Day 17
Quad Mechanics Expo Prep & Reflection
10 Day 18
Empathize with Journal Setup and Interview
11 Day 19
Interview and Needs Analysis with Uncle
12 Day 20
Essential Question Synthesis and Expo Prep
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