Ag Mechanic Demo

For the agricultural mechanics demonstration, I chose to cable ripping.  I will be teaching electricity in my Intro to Ag Mech class this spring, so I thought it would be a perfect demo. The format I used was Teacher Say & Teacher Does, Teacher Say & Student Does, Student Say & Student Says.

The steps that I followed were:
1. Positioning the cable, so the flat side is down, and the rounded side is up.
2. Place the cable into the cable ripper and having the tooth of the ripper on the flat side of the cable.
3. Firmly pressed down on the ripper so it punctures the cable
4. Pull back and remove the sheath to exposes the wires.

This is a basic demonstration, but an area where students may struggle with is positioning the cable correctly. If the cable position incorrectly, it won't cut it. Other than that students should be successful when doing this activity.