(a) General requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades 10-12. Recommended prerequisite: Principles of Architecture, Principles of Construction, or Construction Technology I. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
  (1) Career and technical education instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed in current or emerging professions.
  (2) The Architecture and Construction Career Cluster focuses on designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment.
  (3) In Plumbing Technology I, students will gain knowledge and skills needed to enter the industry as a plumbing apprentice, building maintenance technician, or supervisor or prepare for a postsecondary degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering. Students will acquire knowledge and skills in industry workplace basics and employer/customer expectations, including how to use a plumbing code book; how to identify and use power and hand tools; how to be safe on the jobsite and when using hand and power tools; how to apply basic plumbing mathematics and plumbing drawing; and how to identify, fit, and use plastic, copper, cast iron, carbon steel, and corrugated stainless steel pipe. In addition, students will be introduced to gas, drainage, and water supply systems and continue their knowledge of workplace basics and green technologies.
  (4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
  (5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
  (1) The student is expected to demonstrate professional standards/employability skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected to:
    (A) demonstrate oral communication, written communication, leadership skills, teamwork skills, conflict management, customer service, professionalism, work ethic, integrity, multitasking, initiative, creativity, and how to follow directions;
    (B) understand the importance of showing up to work on time, maintaining appropriate personal appearance, working as a team member, and being honest;
    (C) demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities of driving a company vehicle;
    (D) demonstrate an understanding of why and how listening is a critical life skill; and
    (E) demonstrate an understanding of the importance of being a self-starter and of increasing one's knowledge and skills in a chosen career field.
  (2) The student understands the causes of accidents and their consequences and repercussions in terms of delays, increased expenses, injury, and loss of life. The student is expected to:
    (A) describe the common unsafe acts and conditions that cause accidents;
    (B) describe how to handle unsafe acts and conditions;
    (C) explain the impact and cost of accidents and illnesses;
    (D) demonstrate the use and care of appropriate personal protective equipment;
    (E) identify job-site hazards specific to plumbers;
    (F) demonstrate the proper use of ladders;
    (G) explain how to work around a trench;
    (H) describe and demonstrate the lockout/tagout process; and
    (I) understand the purpose of material safety data sheets (MSDS) and their importance to job-site and personal safety.
  (3) The student understands and demonstrates what employer and customer expectations are and is familiar with industry workplace basics and their importance. The student is expected to:
    (A) identify job opportunities and their accompanying job duties such as a plumber, building maintenance technician or supervisor, manager, and mechanical engineer;
    (B) research careers along with the education, job skills, and experience required to achieve career goals;
    (C) identify the industries and associations that make up the modern plumbing profession;
    (D) demonstrate how to properly treat company and customer property;
    (E) understand the importance of keeping the work area clean and how that applies to job safety; and
    (F) understand the importance of using industry standards and techniques for the job.
  (4) The student understands and demonstrates what green technology is and how it relates to the plumbing profession and environment. The student is expected to:
    (A) identify different green plumbing fixtures;
    (B) identify different types of reuse plumbing systems; and
    (C) design and demonstrate a particular reuse water plumbing system.
  (5) The student selects and safely uses different types of hand and power tools related to a specific task. The student is expected to:
    (A) identify the hand and power tools used in the plumbing industry;
    (B) demonstrate the proper use of hand and power plumbing tools;
    (C) demonstrate the ability to know when and how to select the proper tools for tasks;
    (D) demonstrate proper maintenance and care for hand and power tools;
    (E) demonstrate how to prepare a surface for tool use;
    (F) describe the safety requirements for using plumbing tools; and
    (G) identify and demonstrate how to read and use various rulers and measuring tools.
  (6) The student applies mathematical concepts to whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and squared numbers and examines how these concepts apply to specific situations. The student is expected to:
    (A) add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals;
    (B) convert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions;
    (C) demonstrate mathematical competency in the metric system and how the metric system is used in the plumbing industry;
    (D) square various numbers and determine the square roots of numbers with and without a calculator;
    (E) identify and demonstrate the parts of a plumbing fitting and use common pipe-measuring techniques;
    (F) use fitting dimensions tables to determine fitting allowances and thread makeup; and
    (G) demonstrate how to measure end-to-end, center-to-center, and end-to-center measurements using fitting allowances and thread makeup.
  (7) The student learns the various types of drawings used in the plumbing industry to lay out and install plumbing systems. The student is expected to:
    (A) use current architectural technology to identify pictorial, isometric and oblique, schematic, and orthographic drawings and discuss how different views are used to depict information about objects;
    (B) identify the basic symbols used in schematic drawings of pipe assemblies;
    (C) explain the types of drawings that may be included in a set of plumbing drawings and the relationship among the different drawings;
    (D) interpret plumbing-related information from a set of drawings;
    (E) demonstrate how to sketch orthographic drawings;
    (F) demonstrate the use of an architect's scale to draw lines to scale and to measure lines drawn to scale; and
    (G) explain how code requirements apply to certain drawings.
  (8) The student learns the types and schedules of plastic pipe and fittings used in plumbing applications, including acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or ABS, polyvinyl chloride or PVC, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride or CPVC, polyethylene or Poly pipe, crosslinked polyethylene or PEX, and polybutylene. The student is expected to:
    (A) identify types of materials and schedules of plastic piping;
    (B) identify proper and improper applications of plastic piping;
    (C) identify types of fittings and valves used with plastic fittings;
    (D) identify and determine the kinds of hangers and supports needed for plastic piping;
    (E) identify the various techniques used in hanging and supporting plastic piping;
    (F) demonstrate how to measure, cut, and join the different types of plastic piping;
    (G) explain proper procedures for the handling, storage, and protection of plastic pipes; and
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