2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Plumbing Technology
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Architecture & Construction

Secondary – Career Preparatory	
Program Number	8721600	
CIP Number	0646050302	
Grade Level	9-12, 30, 31	
Standard Length	7 Credits	
Teacher Certification	PLUMBIN @7 7G 
Bldg Const ¶ 7 ¶ G
Tec Constr ¶ 7 ¶ G	
CTSO	SkillsUSA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	47-3015 - Helpers—Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
47-2152 - Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	
Facility Code	245 - http://www.fldoe.org/edfacil/sref.asp (State Requirements for Educational Facilities)	
Targeted Occupation List	http://www.labormarketinfo.com/wec/TargetOccupationList.htm	
Perkins Technical Skill Attainment Inventory	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/perkins/perkins_resources.asp 	
Industry Certifications	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/fcpea/default.asp 	
Statewide Articulation	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp 	

Purpose 

The purpose of the programs in this cluster is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in a variety of pipe occupations.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Architecture and Construction career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Architecture and Construction career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to reading construction documents, understanding building codes in the pipe trades, plumbing pipe-cutting-and-joining skills and plumbing layout and installation. Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of four occupational completion points.  The recommended sequence allows students to complete specified portions of the program for employment or to remain for advanced training.  A student who completes the applicable competencies at any occupational completion point may either continue with the training program or terminate as an occupational completer.  

The following table illustrates the secondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Length	SOC Code	Level	
A	8721610
8721620	Plumbing Technology 1
Plumbing Technology 2	1 Credit
1 Credit	
47-3015	2
2	
B	8721630
8721640	Plumbing Technology 3
Plumbing Technology 4	1 Credit
1 Credit	
47-2152	2
2	
C	8721650
8721660	Plumbing Technology 5
Plumbing Technology 6	1 Credit
1 Credit	
47-2152	2
2	
D	8721670	Plumbing Technology 7	1 Credit	47-2152	2	

Florida Standards for Technical Subjects 

Florida Standards (FS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects are the critical reading and writing literacy standards designed for grade 6 and above.  These standards are predicated on teachers of history/social studies, science, and technical subjects using their content area expertise to help students meet the particular challenges of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language in their respective fields.  It is important to note that the 6-12 literacy standards in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are not meant to replace content standards in those areas but rather to supplement them.

This curriculum framework incorporates the grades 9-10 reading and writing literacy standards in the first two courses of this CTE program and grade 11-12 reading and writing literacy standards in the third and fourth courses of this CTE program.  The standards for Mathematical Practices describe varieties of expertise that educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.  These practices rest on important “processes and proficiencies” with longstanding importance in mathematics education.  This curriculum framework incorporates the appropriate mathematical practices in the first four courses of this CTE program.  

Florida Standards for Mathematics & Language Arts (FS-M/LA)

Some or all of the courses in this program have been aligned to the Florida Standards for Mathematics and Language Arts used in core academic classes.  Data shown in the framework table (column ‘FS-M/LA’) contains the results of these alignment efforts.

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) - Science 

Some or all of the courses in this program have been aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for Science. These standards are listed next to the content standards.

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing. 
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.
04.0	Describe career and training opportunities in the pipe-trade industry.
05.0	Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the pipe-trade industry.
06.0	Identify the use and care of basic tools in the pipe-trade industry.
07.0	Demonstrate the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems in organizations and their importance to organizational performance and regulatory compliance.
08.0	Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills.
09.0	Use oral and written communication skills in creating, expressing and interpreting information and ideas.
10.0	Read and interpret construction documents.
11.0	Read and interpret basic pipe-trade codes.
12.0	Demonstrate knowledge of basic plumbing skills.
13.0	Cut and join pipes.
14.0	Demonstrate knowledge of plumbing codes.
15.0	Read and interpret construction documents and specifications.
16.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.
17.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.
18.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.
19.0	Lay out and coordinate a job.
20.0	Install first rough (underground).
21.0	Install second rough (first floor and above).
22.0	Trim out plumbing.
23.0	Explain the importance of employability and entrepreneurship skills.
24.0	Install hot-water-heating and circulating-systems.
25.0	Install interceptors and separators.
26.0	Install a storm drainage system.
27.0	Explain the principles of backflow cross and connection control.
28.0	Explain the process of installing a medical gas system. (optional)
29.0	Explain how Liquid Propane Gas (LPG) system works.
30.0	Repair, service and maintain plumbing systems.
31.0	Explain how to connect residential plumbing to a municipal sewer line. (optional)

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Plumbing Technology 1
Course Number:	8721610
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to develop the competencies essential to pipe trades.  These competencies relate to career and training opportunities, the use and care of tools and safety precautions.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
LAFS.910.RST.2.5		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.
LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.3		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
04.0	Describe career and training opportunities in the pipe-trade industry--The student will be able to:			
04.01	Obtain information on current and future job opportunities in the pipe-trade industry and discuss its trends.			
04.02	Describe career ladders (entry, intermediate and technical-level careers) in each of the pipe-trade-industry programs and preparation requirements.			
04.03	Describe advanced-training opportunities including apprenticeship programs in each of the pipe-trade-industry programs.			
05.0	Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the pipe-trade industry--The student will be able to:			
05.01	Discuss the history of pipe trades.			
05.02	Identify pipes, fittings, materials and equipment related to the pipe trades.			
05.03	Identify fixtures and appliances for plumbing, fire-sprinkler fitting, pipe fitting and gas fitting jobs.			
05.04	Define the terms used in the pipe-trade industry.			
06.0	Identify the use and care of basic tools in the pipe-trade industry--The student will be able to:			
06.01	Identify and use the basic tools, equipment and materials of the pipe-trade industry.			
06.02	Demonstrate the procedures/techniques for the selection, use, care and storage of tools and equipment.			
06.03	Compare the various tools used for plumbing and pipe fitting.			
06.04	Identify tools and equipment and the safety hazards associated with them.			
07.0	Demonstrate the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems in organizations and their importance to organizational performance and regulatory compliance --The student will be able to:			
07.01	Explain the importance of following safety precautions when working in the pipe-trade industry.			
07.02	Describe personal and jobsite safety rules and regulations that maintain safe and healthy work environments.			
07.03	Observe safety precautions.			
07.04	Identify safe working practices and safe working conditions in the pipe-trade industry.			
07.05	Explain emergency procedures to follow in response to workplace accidents.			
07.06	Create a disaster and/or emergency response plan.			
07.07	Demonstrate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques.			
07.08	Demonstrate an understanding of when and how to use first aid.			
08.0	Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills--The students will be able to:			
08.01	Solve problems for volume, weight, area, circumference and perimeter measurements for rectangles, squares and cylinders. 			
08.02	Measure tolerances on horizontal and vertical surfaces, using millimeters, centimeters, feet and inches.			
08.03	Analyze and apply data and measurements to solve problems and interpret documents.			
08.04	Solve pipe-trade-related basic math problems, such as piping offset and metric conversion.			
08.05	Calculate material length and bend pipe by hand or with a pipe-bending machine and tools.			
08.06	Construct charts/tables/graphs using functions and data.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Plumbing Technology 2
Course Number: 	8721620
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to develop the competencies essential to pipe trades.  These competencies relate to reading construction documents and understanding standards and codes.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
LAFS.910.RST.2.5		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.
LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.3		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
09.0	Demonstrate science knowledge and skills --The student will be able to:			
09.01	Discuss the role of creativity in constructing scientific questions, methods and explanations.			
09.02	Describe molecular action as a result of temperature and pressure extremes, chemical reaction and moisture content.			
09.03	Formulate scientifically investigable questions, construct investigations, collect and evaluate data and develop scientific recommendations based on findings.			
09.04	Identify health-related problems that may result from exposure to work-related chemicals and hazardous materials, and describe the proper precautions for handling such materials.			
09.05	Discuss environmental concerns related to hazardous waste and chemical disposal.			
09.06	Explain pressure measurement in terms of Pounds per Square Inch (PSI), inches of mercury and KPA.			
09.07	Explain how to use alternating-current meters and instruments in the pipe trades.			
10.0	Read and interpret construction documents --The student will be able to:			
10.01	Read and interpret measuring devices.			
10.02	Draw and interpret basic isometric sketches.			
10.03	Identify the basic symbols used in the pipe trades.			
10.04	Read and interpret manufacturers' schematics and specifications.			
11.0	Read and interpret basic pipe-trade codes--The student will be able to:			
11.01	Describe the importance of following the local, state and national codes for plumbing, gas fitting and/or pipe fitting.			
11.02	Read and interpret current standards and codes for plumbing, gas fitting and/or pipe fitting.			
11.03	Read and interpret basic building codes in the pipe-trade industry.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 		Plumbing Technology 3
Course Number: 	8721630
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide students with competencies relating to construction document and job specifications, building codes in the pipe trades, plumbing pipe-cutting-and-joining skills.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
12.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
12.01	Key Ideas and Details		
12.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
12.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
12.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
12.02	Craft and Structure		
12.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
12.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
12.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
12.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
12.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
12.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
12.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
12.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
12.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
12.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
13.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
13.01	Text Types and Purposes		
13.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
13.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
13.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.3		
13.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
13.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
13.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
13.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
13.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
13.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
13.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
13.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
13.04	Range of Writing		
13.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
14.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
14.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
14.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
14.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
14.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
14.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
14.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
14.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
14.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
15.0	Demonstrate knowledge of basic plumbing skills--The student will be able to:			
15.01	Explain the basic theory and principles of plumbing.			
15.02	Identify:			
a.	Pipe and fitting			
b.	Pipe-joining methods			
c.	Plumbing fixtures, appliances, materials and equipment			
d.	Valves by type, size, materials and application			
16.0	Cut and join pipes--The student will be able to:			
16.01	Join different types of pipes (including PVC, galvanized, steel, plastic, copper and cast-iron pipes) according to plumbing codes and specifications using various methods including brazing, clamping, compression, threading, flange, flaring, gasket joint, gluing, soldering and welding.			
16.02	Measure, mark and cut different types of pipes using various pipe cutters including one- and four-wheel steel pipe cutters, hack saw, tubing cutter and cutting torch.			
16.03	Thread a steel pipe with a power-driven vise stand or a pipe-threading machine.			
16.04	Demonstrate proficiency in using the tools, following safety practices and procedures.			
17.0	Demonstrate knowledge of plumbing codes--The student will be able to:			
17.01	Describe and explain the purpose of plumbing codes.			
17.02	Apply the basic theory and principles of plumbing in relation to the codes.			
17.03	Read and locate information in the applicable plumbing codes.			
17.04	Define and explain the terms used in the plumbing codes.			
17.05	Explain why the code may supersede the manufacturer's specifications.			
18.0	Read and interpret construction documents and specifications--The student will be able to:			
18.01	Recognize and identify plumbing symbols.			
18.02	Identify basic plumbing systems from the blueprint.			
18.03	From the blueprints and specifications, identify the plumbing fixtures and materials required for the plumbing job.			
18.04	Relate the blueprint to all applicable (local, state and federal) plumbing codes.			
18.05	Cross-reference all working drawings to determine the location and elevation of the piping system and duct work.			
18.06	Demonstrate trade-related computer skills for blueprints and specifications.			
19.0	Lay out and coordinate a job--The student will be able to:			
19.01	Identify specifications.			
19.02	Make a list of materials required to lay out a job.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 		Plumbing Technology 4
Course Number: 	8721640
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide students with basics to lay out and coordinate a job install the first, second rough and trim out plumbing

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
12.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
12.01	Key Ideas and Details		
12.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
12.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
12.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
12.02	Craft and Structure		
12.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
12.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
12.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
12.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
12.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
12.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
12.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
12.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
12.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
12.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
13.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
13.01	Text Types and Purposes		
13.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
13.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
13.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.3		
13.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
13.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
13.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
13.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
13.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
13.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
13.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
13.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
13.04	Range of Writing		
13.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
14.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Plumbing.		
14.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
14.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
14.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
14.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
14.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
14.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
14.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
14.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
20.0	Install the first rough (underground)--The student will be able to:			
20.01	Lay out a job on site underground and establish a starting point according to codes and specifications, coordinating with other crafts.			
20.02	Install building drain, waste, vent, storm drainage and water-heating-and-circulating systems.			
20.03	Install distribution systems.			
20.04	Install a temporary water service with backflow prevention.			
20.05	Test and inspect the first rough.			
21.0	Install the second rough (first floor and above)--The student will be able to:			
21.01	Lay out a job on site for the first floor and above according to codes and specifications, coordinating with other crafts.			
21.02	Cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate the pipe and fittings.			
21.03	Install hangers and supports.			
21.04	Install building-drain, waste vent, storm-drainage and water-heating-and-circulating systems (including hot-tubs and spas).			
21.05	Install distribution systems.			
21.06	Test and inspect the second rough.			
22.0	Trim out plumbing--The student will be able to:			
22.01	Distribute and place fixtures, appliances and equipment including safety devices and control.			
22.02	Trim out and install job-site fixtures, appliances and equipment including closet flanges, supply stops on water pipes, lavatory, water closets, showers, kitchen sinks, garbage disposal, ice makers, dishwashers and water heaters.			
22.03	Install backflow assemblies as required.			
22.04	Test and inspect the final installation.			
23.0	Explain the importance of employability and entrepreneurship skills--The students will be able to:			
23.01	Identify and demonstrate positive work behaviors needed to be employable.			
23.02	Develop personal career plan that includes goals, objectives and strategies.			
23.03	Examine licensing, certification and industry credentialing requirements.			
23.04	Maintain a career portfolio to document knowledge, skills and experience.			
23.05	Evaluate and compare employment opportunities that match career goals.			
23.06	Identify and exhibit traits for retaining employment.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Plumbing Technology 5
Course Number: 	8721650
Course Credit:	1
	
Course Description:

This course is designed to provide students with competencies relating to installing hot water heating, interceptors and separators.

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.
CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
24.0	Install hot-water-heating and circulating systems --The student will be able to:			
24.01	Explain the basic theory of domestic hot-water-heating.			
24.02	Design, size and lay out a system.  			
24.03	Identify the equipment and materials needed for the job in accordance with job specifications and plumbing codes.  			
24.04	Test and inspect the system.  			
25.0	Install interceptors and separators--The student will be able to:			
25.01	Identify and explain various types of interceptors and separators.  			
25.02	Explain the theory and function of various interceptors and separators.  			
25.03	Install and maintain lint and grease traps, gas and oil separators, sand and sediment interceptors.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Plumbing Technology 6
Course Number: 	8721660
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide students with competencies in installing storm drainage, backflow and cross connection control.

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.
CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
26.0	Install a storm-drainage system--The student will be able to:			
26.01	Explain the theory of roof drains, leaders and the storm-drainage system.  			
26.02	Size and lay out a storm-drainage system.  			
26.03	Identify and select the materials needed to install a storm-drainage system in accordance with job specifications and plumbing codes.  			
26.04	Lay out a job on site according to job specifications and plumbing codes, coordinating with other trades.  			
26.05	Install distribution systems.  			
26.06	Illustrate roof drains, leaders and drainage systems.			
26.07	Test and inspect the systems.  			
27.0	Explain the principles of backflow and cross-connection control--The student will be able to:			
27.01	Define backflow and cross-connection control.  			
27.02	Describe the importance of backflow and cross-connection control to the health of the public.  			
27.03	Identify the proper devices and assemblies for individual applications.  			
27.04	Explain the "degree of hazard" principle and how it relates to the installation of devices and assemblies.  			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Plumbing Technology 7
Course Number: 	8721670
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide students with more in-depth study of trimming out plumbing and developing positive customer-relations skills.

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.
CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
28.0	Explain the process of installing a medical gas system (optional)--The student will be able to:			
28.01	Explain procedures for:			
a.	Installing a medical gas system in a health-care facility according to applicable plumbing codes  			
b.	Connecting medical equipment, safety devices and controls  			
c.	Testing and inspecting medical gas systems to make sure there is no cross connection and the system is pure  			
29.0	Explain how a Liquid Propane Gas (LPG) system works--The student will be able to:			
29.01	Identify materials required for LPG installation.  			
29.02	Explain how to size and lay out a job on site according to plumbing codes and specifications codes.			
29.03	Explain distribution systems, including equipment, safety devices and controls.  			
29.04	Explain how to inspect the systems. 			
30.0	Repair, service and maintain plumbing systems--The student will be able to:			
30.01	Troubleshoot and diagnose plumbing systems.  			
30.02	Repair and replace water service and sanitary lines.  			
30.03	Repair and replace water closets, ball cocks, flush valves, floats, lift rods, ball stoppers and trip levers.  			
30.04	Repair leaks in traps and faucets.  			
30.05	Repair and replace sink strainers.  			
30.06	Repair and replace water heaters.  			
30.07	Replace and repair fixture water-supply pipes.  			
30.08	Reseal water closets to flanges.  			
30.09	Test and inspect repaired systems.  			
30.10	Clear obstructions from kitchen sink, water closet, bathtub, lavatory and sewer lines, using chemicals and tools.  			
31.0	Demonstrate how to connect residential plumbing to a municipal sewer line (optional)--The student will be able to:			
31.01	Describe who is allowed (according to municipal codes) to tap into a sewer line.  			
31.02	Excavate from the house drain to a sewer main.  			
31.03	Connect the house drain to the sewer main.  			
31.04	Test and inspect the system.  			

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations, including the use of scientific research, measurement, and laboratory technologies are an integral part of this course.  These activities include instruction in the use of safety procedures, tools, equipment, materials, and processes related to these occupations.  Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Special Notes

The occupational standards and benchmarks outlined in this secondary program correlate to the standards and benchmarks of the postsecondary program with the same Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) number.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

SkillsUSA is the appropriate career and technical student organization for providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.  Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  The activities of such organizations are defined as part of the curriculum in accordance with Rule 6A-6.065, F.A.C.

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access.  Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors.  Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education.  Accommodations change the way the student is instructed.  Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems.  Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

In addition to accommodations, some secondary students with disabilities (students with an IEP served in Exceptional Student Education (ESE)) will need modifications to meet their needs.  Modifications change the outcomes or what the student is expected to learn, e.g., modifying the curriculum of a secondary career and technical education course.  Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.

Some secondary students with disabilities (ESE) may need additional time (i.e., longer than the regular school year), to master the student performance standards associated with a regular Occupational Completion Point (OCP) or a Modified Occupational Completion Point (MOCP).  If needed, a student may enroll in the same career and technical course more than once.  Documentation should be included in the IEP that clearly indicates that it is anticipated that the student may need an additional year to complete an OCP/MOCP.  The student should work on different competencies and new applications of competencies each year toward completion of the OCP/MOCP.  After achieving the competencies identified for the year, the student earns credit for the course.  It is important to ensure that credits earned by students are reported accurately.  The district’s information system must be designed to accept multiple credits for the same course number for eligible students with disabilities.

Articulation

For details on articulation agreements which correlate to programs and industry certifications refer to http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp.

Bright Futures/Gold Seal Scholarship

Course substitutions as defined in the Comprehensive Course Table for this program area may be used to qualify a student for Florida’s Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship, providing all other eligibility requirements are met.  Eligibility requirements are available online at https://www.osfaffelp.org/bfiehs/fnbpcm02_CCTMain.aspx. 

Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit

Many courses in CTE programs meet the Fine Arts/Practical Arts credit for high school graduation (http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/files/pacourses1314.pdf).  A listing of approved CTE courses is published each year as a supplemental resource to the Course Code Directory (http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/default.asp).
 
Equivalent Mathematics and Equally Rigorous Science Courses

Equally rigorous science courses are based upon levels of cognitive complexity of content specific benchmarks, depth and breadth of content focus, and required laboratory components.