9-10 Gas Tungsten Welding

CTE Areas of Study: Advanced Manufacturing

Standards & Objectives

Essential and guiding questions:

What differences between gas and plasma weld processes are highlighted in the text?
What does Mannion conjecture is the most important element of the modern welding system? What evidence does he give for why this element is so important?
What impacts weld quality, according to the article?
Using evidence from the text, summarize how the process of gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) – also referred to as the tungsten inert gas (TIG) process – works.
Using evidence from the text, summarize how the process of plasma welding works.

Activity/Task Variations

Blooms taxonomy level:

Understanding

Differentiation suggestions:

Consider pre-teaching synonyms of difficult vocabulary words. Lower-level readers and ELL students can still be challenged without being overloaded with difficulty. This strategy can also be used to differentiate for stronger readers by introducing new, and more challenging, vocabulary. Struggling readers would also benefit from visual aids to illustrate many of the ideas presented. Pictures, diagrams, and charts alongside the text will go far to aide students as they dissect the article.

Originator:

Tennessee Department of Education