| SAE: | Build handicap ramps in local community |
| Description: | |
| Constructing handicap ramps in the local community is an
excellent project for students to enhance their skills , learned in
the agricultural mechanics classes.
Students would learn community service as well as the special
needs of handicap individuals.
This would give students an opportunity to do community service
for very worthy cause.
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| Factors To Consider |
Ranking: 1 = lowest 10 = highest |
| Time required |
4 |
| Investment | 0 |
| Equipment needed | 3 |
| Skills required | 3 |
| Facilities required | 0 |
| Land required | 0 |
| Labor Intensity | 3 |
| Potential for income | 1 |
| Transportation required | 2 |
| Expansion possibilities | 3 |
| Expertise needed | 3 |
| Advertising needed | 2 |
| Susceptible to disease | n/a |
| Susceptible to insects | n/a |
| Suitable for residential areas | 8 |
| Other (specify) | |
| Length of production cycle | Year Round |
| Regional | Statewide |
| When to start project | Anytime |
| Notes: |
| Skills that the
student must develop:
1. Making plans 2. Figuring bill of materials 3. Laying out handicap ramps to federal guidelines 4. Measuring and marking boards 5. Using power tools for cutting materials 6. Assembling handicap ramps safely 7. Preserving and finishing the lumber 8. Record keeping
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