Use the Tools of the Trade—Inside the Plumber's Toolbox DVD and accompanying instructor’s guide to increase your female (and male!) students’ knowledge of basic tools by demonstrating their use, while giving context to the field in general.
Women tend to have less informal tool-use experience
outside of the classroom and therefore find it more difficult to identify tools when
they enter the trades. This is increasingly true for males and instructors have
reported positive results in both their male and female students after
demonstrating tool-use in their classrooms. With this video, women (and men)
can not only see how the tools look, but also view their applications.
In general, women do better when they see technology modeled, then repeat the
steps themselves through imitative learning. This video will show your students
exactly how each tool is used so that they will be able to use them properly on
their own. Additionally, research shows that want to know how the technology will
be used and they are more likely to stay in a class where that information is given
upfront. This series includes not only examples of tool use, but also contextual
applications of each tool and a bigger picture of the industry itself, including
potential career options.
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Inside the Plumber's Toolbox Video:
From plungers, to pipe wrenches, to Teflon tape, this 32-minute program
introduces each common tool of the plumbing trade with a brief demonstration of
its proper use. Safety precautions and industry tips are provided as well, and four
major types of piping and tubing—steel, copper, plastic, and cast iron—are
described. The DVD concludes by highlighting resources that are available to
those interested in becoming carpenters.
Topics include:
- What Plumbers Do
- Types of Plumbing Pipes
- Pipes Used in Draining Waste Vents
- Pipe Fittings
- Safety Precautions
- Basic Plumbing Tools
- Specialized Plumbing Tools for Copper Pipes
- Joining Copper Pipe Without Soldering
- Plastic Tools and Materials
- Cast Iron Tools and Materials
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Inside the Plumber's Toolbox Instructor’s Guide:
This 17-page instructor’s guide will allow you to prepare your students before
they use the program, assist them as they navigate through the program, and
present follow-up activities to reinforce the program’s key learning objectives,
which are:
- Identifying and understanding the differences between each basic plumbing tool and material.
- Explaining the benefits of each tool and the types of plumbing jobs for which it should be used.
- Demonstrating the proper use of each tool.
- Understanding the different types of piping (copper, plastic, cast iron, and galvanized).
- Recognizing proper plumbing safety precautions (e.g., checking state and local codes before starting any project, locating shutoff valves, wearing safety equipment, etc.).
Who Can Use the Series:
This series is appropriate to such curriculum areas as Technology Education,
Trade, and Industrial Education. In addition, the information presented in Tools of
the Trade could also be presented in vocational/technical schools or “Do it
Yourself” adult education courses, as well as Women in Technology courses. Download instructor's guide (PDF).
Disclaimer: While the narrator and demonstrators are mostly male, we believe
these DVDs will help all of your students develop the basic introductory skills they
need to succeed in the Carpentry.
Pricing - Tools of the Trade—Inside the Plumber's Toolbox
 Item Code |
Quantity |
Price |
| EDV99 |
Complete Series of 6 DVDs |
$599.70 |
| EDV104 |
Tools of the Trade—Inside
the
Plumber's Toolbox |
$99.95 |
