US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Painters, Construction, and Maintenance
This resource includes information on employment outlook, training, earnings and job tasks for painters, construction workers, and maintenance crews.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Plumbers, Pipelayers, Pipefitters
This resource provides occupational information about plumbers, pipelayers, and pipefitters.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Painting and Coating Workers
Learn all about the painting trade, the working conditions, and employment outlook for painting and coating workers.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Electricians
Government guide provides information on training, employment and professional advancement for electricians.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Brickmasons & Blockmasons
Guide includes a job outlook and description, as well as information on training and professional advancement for Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Carpenters
This site is from States Department of Labor supplies information on the carpentry job industry. Data includes earnings, training, and job outlook.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Career Gates: Manufacturing
Manufacturing is discussed by various employees of Rexroth, Just Born Candy, Coca-Cola and Martin Guitars. Steve Morrow, General Manager of the Coca-Cola plant begins the tour, followed by Ross Born from Just Born Candy. Products...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Commercial and Industrial Designer
If you are interested in both art and engineering, you might like to investigate the career of commercial and industrial designer. This career designs products that are functional and pleasant to the eye. This Science Buddies site lays...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompt: Director of Manufacturing
This Career Clip features Fred Everitt, Director of Manufacturing Support Services at C.F. Martin Guitar Co. in Nazareth, PA. Fred says his career advice is to treat others with respect and dignity. "It's not just what you get done, it's...
Other
D&t Online: Packaging
Packaging a product is an important part of any manufacturing process. This site explains how to design and create packaging for a variety of shapes.
Other
Career One Stop: Career and Cluster Videos
Resource offers online career videos in 16 industry areas to learn about the type of work performed in a variety of jobs in each industry area.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Design Steps 5 and 6: Create and Test a Prototype
Students learn about the importance of creating and testing prototypes during the engineering design process. They start by building prototypes, which is a special type of model used to test new design ideas. Students gain experience...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Design Step 7: Improve and Redesign/manufacture a Product
As young scholars learn more about the manufacturing process, they use what they learned from testing their designs in the previous activity to continue to improve and redesign. Students also have the opportunity to manufacture their...
University of California
Dept of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
University of California at Berkeley's site about their Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. The site has links to information on "What is Industrial Engineering", programs, research, etc.
Other
Iie net.org: Institute of Industrial Engineers
This the site for the professional organization for Industrial Engineers.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Where Did You Come From?
This site is an excellent lesson in which students explore the economic interdependence shared between the United States and Chile. Students will learn about the products imported from Chile and determine the reasons for trade between...
Other
Asce: History & Heritage of Civil Engineering
Explore the profession of civil engineering. Investigate engineers that have made large contributions to the field.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Brief History of the Cotton Industry
General history overview of the development of the Cotton Industry. Read here to learn about the history and growth of the Cotton Industry.
My Science Site
Water Works! One Resource Many Users [Pdf]
This resource takes a closer look at water withdrawal and instream use in Canada and compares it to other countries. Incorporates subject areas such as science, social studies, language arts, history, geography, math and environmental...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless u.s. History: Manufacturing
A section of a textbook on U.S. history. It presents key concepts on manufacturing and its mechanization during the Second Industrial Revolution, vocabulary that students need to understand, several paragraphs of information, and links...
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Francis Cabot Lowell
This American industrial pioneer left as his legacy a manufacturing system, booming mill towns, and a humanitarian attitude toward workers.
Other
D&t Online: Pneumatics
This site explains the basic concepts of pneumatics, which is often used in manufacturing.
Other
The Industrial Revolution: Changes in Society
A guided website which covers the major aspects of the Industrial Revolution from about 1750 until 1830. Areas such as industry, agriculture are explored.
Other
Wi Paper: Careers
At this site one can explore the paper industry offers many interesting career possibilities. The work may include creating paper, helping protect the environment, running tests, working in the forest or in a corporate office.