CURRICULUM MAP: 10209.map

Construction Technology (GEN) 713
Unit 3. Projects

TIME FRAME: 10 weeks
GRADE: 9-12
CONTACT:

         MAP LEVEL: 2
09.0 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

09.0.3.9.2 -- Students will demonstrate an ability to take responsibility for their own actions

09.0.3.9.3 -- Students will explain the need to be a lifelong learner

09.0.3.9.4 -- Students will exhibit appropriate behaviors in both school and work situations

09.0.3.9.5 -- Students will define and demonstrate a personal work ethic

09.0.4.9.1 -- Students will use research techniques to support design development

09.0.4.9.3 -- Students will develop several alternative design solutions to the same problem

09.0 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

09.0.3.5.9 -- Students will explore career options

09.0.5.0.5 -- Students will organize a team to solve a teacher-given problem

09.0.6.0.4 -- Students will use tools and resources correctly and safely

09.0.7.5.7 -- Students will evaluate and select appropriate methods of communication for a given problem or situation

09.0.8.5.6 -- Students will design, construct and test models of shelters and other structures

09.0.8.9.5 -- Students will describe the significance of architectural drawings, specifications and contracts in the construction industry

09.0 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

09.0.8.9.5 -- Students will describe the significance of architectural drawings, specifications and contracts in the construction industry

09.0.8.9.6 -- Students will describe and apply the process of site selection and preparation

09.0.8.9.8 -- Students will demonstrate the safe and accurate use of layout, forming, separating, combining, treating, and finishing tools and procedures in building a shelter or structure

09.0.8.9.7 -- Students will demonstrate an ability to read and interpret architectural renderings

07.0 SCIENCE

07.0.1.0.8 -- Students will use evidence and logical reasoning as a basis for decision making

07.0.14.5.10 -- Students will understand that engineers, architects and others who engage in design and technology use scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

07.0.14.9.8 -- Students will understand that science, mathematics and technology are interdependent human endeavors with strengths and limitations

05.0 MATHEMATICS

05.0.2.9.1 -- Students will use arithmetic operations to solve problems encountered in everyday consumer situations

05.0.1.5.1 -- Students will use real-life experiences, physical materials and technology to construct meanings for whole numbers, commonly used fractions, decimals and money amounts, and extend these understandings to construct meanings for integers, rational numbers, percents, exponents, roots, absolute value and scientific notation

05.0.2.9.3 -- Students will use appropriate methods for computing, including mental math, estimation, paper-and-pencil and calculator methods

05.0.3.9.2 -- Students will develop, use and apply a variety of estimation strategies in problem situations

05.0.5.0.2 -- Students will compare and order objects according to some measurable attribute

05.0.5.9.3 -- Students will choose appropriate tools and techniques to measure quantities to specified degrees of precision and accuracy



1. What information is needed from the customer to determine the customer's needs for each project?
2. What information is needed to make a complete materials list for the project?
3. What information is needed to determine a cost estimate?
4. What are the best construction methods used for the project?
5. How can the construction details be shown in a drawing to best communicate the plan?
6. What is the best way to cut the materials for least waste?
7. How can the finished project have the best professional-looking appearance?




LIST OF TYPICAL PROJECTS
Projects vary each semester, depending on the needs of customers.
This is a list of the types of projects in a typical semester.

Wooden footbridge
Yard-size lighthouse
Wishing well
Bookcase
Picnic table
Workbench
Lawn furniture
Wooden steps
Computer stand
Birdhouses/birdfeeders
Bed frame





Students in Building Construction will develop the ability to:
-- Determine the customer's needs for the project,
-- Estimate the materials needed to construct the project,
-- Estimate the cost of the project,
-- Determine the best construction methods for the project,
-- Draw the plans for the project,
-- Determine the best methods for cutting materials for least waste,
-- Construct the project to have a professional-looking appearance.




All students will:
-- Estimate the materials needed to construct the project,
-- Estimate the cost of the project,
-- Draw the plans for the project,
-- Determine the best methods for cutting materials for least waste,
-- Construct the project to have a professional-looking appearance.




Effort/attitude/participation = 50% of grade
Assessed daily, recorded as a weekly grade

Assigned Drawing Projects = 50% of grade
Assessed for quality of workmanship

Estimated materials list will be compared to the actual materials used.
Estimated cost will be compared to actual cost.





Typically, there is more than one project in progress at a time. Some students will work on a shed project, while others will work on the misc. projects. By the end of the semester, all students should have a variety of experiences.