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PLC Technology tekLINKs

Curriculum

The tekLINK's Activities Book contains 15 activities, each of which can be completed in one 45-minute lab session. Each activity includes the following sections:

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  • Objectives - goals the student will achieve,
  • SCANS skills - competencies the student will develop,
  • Materials - specific items needed for the activity,
  • Overview - description of the subjects to be explored,
  • Procedures - includes a series of tasks or operations the students perform; questions and review conclude each activity,
  • Worksheets - all questions and tasks are printed on a set of worksheets for recording the student's answers and lab results,
  • Academics - contains enrichment materials such as industrial applications and opportunities.
The fifteen student activities in PLC Technology 1 tekLINK are:
  1. Getting Started
  2. Logic Variables and Control Applications
  3. Logic Features and PLC Monitoring Tools
  4. Securing a Machine
  5. Improving Safety
  6. Controlling an Elevator
  7. Controlling an Elevator with Improved Safety
  8. Controlling a Gate
  9. Controlling a Stapler
  10. Variable and Words in PLC
  11. Plastic Welding
  12. Automatic Piercing
  13. CNC Lathe Control
  14. Controlling a Car Parking Lot
  15. Final Projects and Conclusion
The fifteen student activities in PLC Technology 2 tekLINK are:
  1. Getting Started
  2. Controlling a CNC Lathe
  3. Quality Control
  4. Material Filling Station
  5. Crane Control
  6. Introduction to MMI
  7. Editing MMI Background
  8. MMI View
  9. The Narrow Bridge
  10. The Filling Station
  11. Flexible Automated Lathe Control
  12. Applied Math and Terms
  13. Traffic Control
  14. Motion
  15. Final Projects and Conclusion