Webquest outline

Webquest outline
Ben Brzezinski


Creating study and research material based Websites for grades 10-12

Introduction:
Students my architecture class needs to be on top of new trends and styles for home use and building practices. When designing their own homes students are required to know building codes and also how to apply different aspects of design and functionality to a home. Computers are a major component of this, and students need to use the Web to search out new symbols to add to their designs. The Web is also a useful tool in researching different types of architectural needs in Europe.

Aim:
10-12 graders should be able to know and apply building codes to their homes that they design.

Objective:
Students will have a better understanding of what will be needed of them when designing their homes. They will understand building codes, and building techniques used in the field. Students will be required to find window and door symbols, and will also have to be able to calculate area and volume, using AutoCAD 2007.

Audience and pre-requisites:
This curriculum is for 10-12 graders who have already taken the base level technical drawing course. The students most likely to do the best are those with family or friends in construction or architecture or have a big interest in the field.

Subject matter:
Students will be asked to find and discuss what types of foundations are found in northern Europe as compared to foundations in the Mediterranean countries in Europe. The students are to find out why certain types of foundations are used and how they are built, more specifically what type of material is used to build the foundations.

Instructional Plan:
The students will be asked to go online and search out materials for both types of climates in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean countries of Europe. Using this as a guide the students will have to find materials that can cope with that specific climate and why this material would be used over any other material.

Materials:
Grid paper, pencils, erasers, architectural scales, balsa wood, architecture text book, http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/how-to/articles/anatomy-stud-framed-wall.aspx , this link will take the students to a site about he anatomy of a stud wall. Students will be required to have access to computers and CAD software.

Evaluation:

I will be giving students some example questions and will be grading the accuracy of their wall to make sure they understand what a wall section looks like and how it is used in the construction of a home.