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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Week 1
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Introduction to unit and unit project. Assign group budgets. Due:
Interest Checklist.
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Computer lab day – exploring resources for
project. Due: Evaluation
Sheet
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Guest Speaker: Mortgage Banker. Due: One page summary
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Lesson – review of scale drawings and proportions.
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Library day – blueprint / house plan
exploration. Cost of living,
weather, crime research. Due: Journal Check, and CADD blueprint
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Week 2
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Lesson – review of Pythagorean theorem. Due: Project prospectus.
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Lesson – Review perimeter and area. Area of irregular lots.
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Lesson – shapes on the coordinate grid. Placing house footprint on lot.
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Lesson – introduction to surface area and
volume.
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Computer lab day – exploring area and volume with
applet. Due: Journal Check
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Week 3
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Lesson – surface area and volume continued.
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Workday – finding surface area of wall space and
floor space for paint and flooring costs.
Perimeter-trim.
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Lesson – surface area and volume continued.
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Workday - finding volume of rooms and other areas.
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Guest Speaker: Architect. Due: One page summary. Due:
Categorizing Grid. Due: Journal Check
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Week 4
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Computer lab day – find pricing for HVAC systems,
appliances, toilets, tubs, sinks
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Lesson – transformations, day 1
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Lesson – transformations, day 2
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Day Long Field
Trip to Work on Habitat for Humanity
Due:
Reflection on fieldtrip
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Reflect on Field Trip. Work day – make final
changes to house plans. Due: Journal
Check
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Week 5
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Lesson - tessellations – incorporating artwork
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Work day - incorporating tessellations into tiling
patterns for home
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Work day – final budget reviews. Any room for luxury upgrades?
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Computer lab day – Microsoft Excel (summaries of areas, material costs)
Due: Excel Worksheets
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Guest Speaker:
Homebuilder
Due: One page
summary.
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Week 6
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Computer lab day – final floor plan drawings. Due:
final tessellation
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Computer lab day – groups work on written report
Due: Revised CADD blueprint
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Work day – groups work on scale model, brochure,
or presentation
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Student presentations.
Due: Journal Due: Categorizing
Grid.
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Student presentations
Final project evaluations using project Rubric.
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