Teaching and learning agricultural mechanics occupy a historical and traditional (and in many communities, a very consequential) role in Agricultural Education programs across the United States (Burris et al., 2005). From troubleshooting small gas engines to fabricating steel fire pit projects, teaching agricultural mechanics has customarily provided opportunities for students to apply both technical and academic skill sets to solve problems (Parr et al., 2006). Agricultural mechanics is broad and includes topics that are often quite familiar to teachers and students, such as welding and metal fabrication, agricultural power and machinery, structures construction, and electricity (Wells Hainline, 2021).
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