Save valuable classroom time with our ready-to-use lesson plans. Designed to pair with select welding kits, each lesson aligns with applicable CTE educational standards and curriculum requirements while reinforcing key welding concepts, shop safety, and hands-on learning.
Included With Every Lesson
Each West Iron™ Lesson Plan includes a professionally designed, downloadable PDF that pairs directly with its corresponding welding kit. Every lesson identifies the recommended personal protective equipment (PPE), required tools and consumables, suggested welding process (MIG, TIG, or Stick), estimated completion time, instructor objectives, student learning outcomes, fabrication procedures, blueprint references, and safety considerations. Lessons are designed to align with applicable Career Technical Education (CTE) standards by reinforcing blueprint reading, measurement, welding safety, equipment operation, fabrication techniques, quality control, and critical thinking through hands-on project-based learning.
Fire Pit Lesson
Students fabricate a multi-piece fire pit while learning blueprint interpretation, measuring, material preparation, fit-up, tack welding, final welding, and distortion control. Recommended for MIG, TIG, or Stick Welding.
Diamond Kit Lesson
Students develop precision fabrication skills by assembling a geometric project that emphasizes blueprint reading, dimensional accuracy, sequencing, and clean welds. Recommended for MIG or TIG Welding.
Rose Lesson
Students practice welding thin material while improving heat control, precision, fit-up, finishing, and attention to detail. Recommended for MIG or TIG Welding.
Trash Can Lesson
Students fabricate and assemble a sheet metal trash can while learning proper fit-up, sheet metal fabrication, structural welding, and fabrication planning. Recommended for MIG or TIG Welding.
Tool Box Lesson
Students build a functional toolbox while reinforcing layout, blueprint reading, sheet metal assembly, welding sequence, and fabrication accuracy. Recommended for MIG or TIG Welding.
Shop Stool Lesson
Students fabricate a durable shop stool while learning structural welding, joint preparation, fabrication tolerances, load-bearing construction, and final assembly. Recommended for MIG, TIG, or Stick Welding.
Mini Grill Lesson
Students construct a portable charcoal grill while learning ventilation design, fabrication planning, sheet metal assembly, weld sequencing, and structural fabrication. Recommended for MIG, TIG, or Stick Welding.
Wheel Chock Lesson
Students fabricate an industrial wheel chock while practicing precision measurement, structural welding, blueprint interpretation, and fabrication techniques commonly used in manufacturing. Recommended for MIG, TIG, or Stick Welding.
Rocket Stove Lesson
Students fabricate a functional rocket stove while learning airflow principles, fabrication planning, structural welding, sheet metal assembly, and efficient design concepts. Recommended for MIG, TIG, or Stick Welding.
This format reads much more like a curriculum guide than a product description, which should fit well in a CTE catalog and make it clear to instructors exactly what they're getting with each lesson.
