Mt. Washington Valley School to Career Partnership

Teacher Name: Marsha Smith
School: Josiah Bartlett Elementary School
Grade: 6
Externship: Bartolomeo & Associates
Subject: Math/ Science
Lesson Title: Architectural Plans for a Dream House

Outcome:

The students will become familiar with the process of developing architectural plans for a dream house. Each student will present a completed set of floor and elevation plans according to a scale.

Materials:

ruler
pencils
eraser
8 1/2" x 11" plain white papers
8 1/2" x 11" graph papers
8 1/2" x 11" tracing papers
3" diameter cycles
magazines of different styles of homes
catalogs of home furnishings

Procedure:

1. Brainstorm different living areas of a home. Discuss the relationships of these different areas focusing on the function, noise level, and relationship of these different areas.

2. Using the circles or the plain paper, determine the areas in your dream house. Place the areas in a pattern you feel are comfortable and on the house floors you envision them. Think about your site plan and determine which side of the home is appropriate for each room. Determine the compass orientation of your home.

3. Determine the relative sizes of each room. Suggestion: measure the rooms you use ard feel comfortable in. Browse the catalogs of home furnishings and determine the size of the furniture you need in each room. Is the room large enough for all your needs?

4. Using the graph paper or plain paper and a ruler, draw to scale each room in the correct placement on each level of your dream house. Use the scale 1/4" = 1'.

5. Determine the elevations of each side of your home. Draw each elevation using the floor plans to determine placement of windows and doors. Suggestion: browse the magazines of different homes or take a walk around your neighborhood and observe The

different window sizes, door styles, pitch of roofs, porches, and landings. Incorporate your favorite style of architecture in the elevation drawings.

Assessment:

Each student will present their dream house plans, give their reasons for the room placements, and present their elevation drawing with a description of the style of architecture. The scale in each drawing will be measured for accuracy.

Extension:

Using the dream house plans, instruct students to build their own dream house using cardboard, oak tag, construction paper, and models of furnishings. Have each floor be removable so the guest may view each room on each floor. Be creative!

Standards Addressed:

Mathematics

Problem Solving and Reasoning

la. Students will use problem solving strategies to investigate and understand increasingly complex mathematical content.

1b. Students will use mathematical reasoning.

Communication and Connections

2a. Students will communicate their understanding of mathematics.

2b. Students will recognize, develop, and explore mathematical connections. Numbers. Numeration. Operations, and Number Theory

3 a. Students will develop number sense and an understanding of our numeration system.

3c. Students will compute.

3d. Students will use mental computation, estimation skills, and strategies and know when it is appropriate To do so.

(Geometry, Measurement and Trigonometry

4b. Students will develop spatial sense.

4c. Students will develop an understanding of measurement and systems of measurement Through experiences which enable them to use a variety of techniques, Tools, and units of measurement to describe and analyze quantifiable phenomena.

Science

Science, Technology, and Society

2a. Students will demonstrate an increasing ability to use measuring instruments to gather accurate and/or precise information.

2c. Students will demonstrate an Increasing ability to analyze; synthesize, and communicate scientific Information using technology.

2e. Students will demonstrate an increasing ability to understand that science and technology affects individuals, and that individuals in turn can affect science and Technology.

Social Studies

Geography

10 Students will demonstrate the ability to use maps, mental maps, globes, and other graphic tools and technologies to acquire, process, report, and analyze geographic information.