Nevada Union High School

Small Engines / Power Systems is an applied course in agricultural mechanics with special emphasis on laboratory activities involving small  engines and compact equipment. The standards in this course address personal safety, tool/part identification, principles of operation, system analysis, service and tune-up procedure overhaul techniques, troubleshooting, and measurements specific to gas-power engines as well as exploration of careers in agricultural power systems. The course instruction integrates the FFA's Small Engines Career Development Event competition. Throughout the course, students will be graded on participation in intra-curricular FFA activities as well as the development and maintenance of an ongoing Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program.