BuildAModelHome

Author:JoeMoynihan
Datecreated:02/07/201410:39AMEDTDatemodified:04/09/201410:33PMEDT
BasicInformation
Summary StudentswillresearchtheModernarchitecturestylesoftheEarly20thCenturytodesignandbuildaModernstyle
scaledmodelhome.
Grade/Level Grade9,Grade10,Grade11,Grade12
TimeFrame
Subject(s) Art,History,Mathematics
Modifications
StandardsAndKeyConcepts
ForStandards:PLEASEUSEMAVISUALARTSCURRICULUMFRAMEWORKSMACORECOURSEOBJECTIVES
AND21STCENTURYSKILLSWHENAPPLICABLE
Standards
MAMassachusettsCurriculumFrameworks
Subject:VisualArts
Strand:TheArtsDisciplines
Standard1:Methods,Materials,andTechniquesStudentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthemethods,materials,and
techniquesuniquetothevisualarts.
Grade912:
LearningStandard1.10:
Useelectronictechnologyforreferenceandforcreatingoriginalwork
LearningStandard1.13:
Makereasonablechoicesof2Dand3Dmedia,materials,tools,andtechniquestoachievedesiredeffectsin
specificprojects
Forexample,studentsselectamediumforitsexpressivequalitiesorstructuralproperties.
Bytheendofextendedstudyingrades912
Standard4:Drafting,Revising,andExhibitingStudentswilldemonstrateknowledgeoftheprocessesofcreatingand
exhibitingtheirownartwork:drafts,critique,selfassessment,refinement,andexhibitpreparation.
Grade912:
LearningStandard4.9:
Demonstratetheabilitytoconceptualize,organize,andcompletelongtermprojects,aloneandingroupsettings
Conceptualize:plan,generateideas,makepreliminarysketches,participateindiscussions,imagineoutcomes,
andsetgoals
Organize:choosematerialsandtechniquestoattainthedesiredlookandfeelmaintainworkspaceand
personalschedulereviewprogressofworkwithothersandreviseworkappropriately
Complete:prepareworkforpresentationorexhibition
OverarchingGoal
UnderstandingsandLesson
Objectives
1.10:
Studentswillusecomputerstodifferentiate20thCenturyArchitecturalstyles.
1.13:
Studentswillusevariousmediaandthemakeappropriatechoicesoftoolstoassembleamodelhomeinachosen
architecturestyle.
4.9:
Studentswillmakepreliminarysketches,createblueprints(roomplans),produceanillustrationoftheexterior,andbuild
ascaledmodelhome.Studentswillalsopresenttheirworktotheclassandparticipateinagroupcritiqueoftheworks
produced.
EssentialQuestions Whydoweknowaboutbuildingsontheothersideofworld?
Whydosomebuildingsmeanmoretousthanothers?
Doestheactivityconductedwithinabuildingplacemoreorlessvalueonthebuilding?Why?
Howdoestheusageofabuildingshapeitsform?

Unit(guiding)Questions WhatisArchitecture?
WheredoesthewordArchitecturecomefrom?
WhoisanArchitect?
Whydoweconstructbuildings?
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KnowledgeandSkills
PerformanceTasksAndAssessment
Assessment/Rubrics Rubrics:
1. BuildaModernModelHome
PerformanceTask/Activity
Motivation
LearningExperiencesAndResources
SequenceofActivities Day1:Understanding
1.StudentswillviewapowerpointtointroducethetopicofModernArchitecture.
2.StudentswillthengotothelibraryorthecomputerlabtolookupimageryofEarly20thCenturyarchitectural
buildings.
3.Thestudentswillfindatleast510examplesofatleast2differentstylesofmodernarchitecturethattheyfind
interesting.
4.Studentswillwriteafewwordsaboutwhytheychosetheexamplestheydid.

Day2:PreliminarySketches
1.Studentswillmakepreliminarysketchesforamodernhome.
2.Studentswilleithersketchtheexternalviews(front,back,andsides)ortheymaysketchthefloorplan/internalview.
Formfollowfunction.

Day35:Blueprinting
1.Studentswillcreatetoscalefloorplanblueprintsforthe1stand2ndfloorsusinggraphpaper.(Internalroomsdon't
necessarilyneedtobethefocusofthemeasurements.Theexteriorcontour(walls)ofthehomeshouldbethemain
focus,withsomefocusonsupportingorweightbearingwallsforadditionalfloors/ceiling.)
2.Studentsshouldalsofigureoutwindowanddoorsizesintheirblueprintingprocess,aswellasotherdetailed
elementsoftheirdesigns.

Day612:Production
1.Studentswillbeginbuildingtheirhomesusingeitherchipboardorcorrugatedcardboardandmaskingtapeorhotglue
tocreatetheirbasestructure.
2.Studentswillpapermachusinga50/50mixofwhiteglueandwaterandnewsprinttostrengthentheirstructures.
3.Studentswillgessoorprimeovertheirpapermachtoreadytheirhomesforfinishingdetails.

Day1315:Finishing
1.Studentswilladdtheirhomestoaplotofland24inchesby24inchesusingcardboard/chipboard/foamcore,etc.
2.Studentswilladdfinishingdetailstotheirhomesandlandscapethehome'splotoflandsimulatinggrass,dirt,bricks,
clapboard,shingles,decking,etc.byusingcardboard,chipboard,paint,glue,sawdust,aluminumfoil,styrofoam,etc.
3.Studentswillventureoutsideoftheclassroomtogathermaterialstobeusedforaddingfinishingdetailstotheir
homes/landplots.

Day16:Review&Critique
1.
See:AssessmentofLearning
DifferentiatedInstructionand
Adaptations
Resources
Materialsandresources:
20thCenturyArchitectureGenealogyMapHandout
ProjectRequirementSheet
Technologyresources:
Firefox
Thenumberofcomputersrequiredis1perstudent.
Materials Cardboard
Matteboard
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MaskingTape
Scissors
Paint
Drawing/SketchPaper
Pencils
ColoredPencils
Markers
Rulers
Erasers
PaperMch
Glue
GlueSticks
AluminumFoil
MetalWire
NaturalEarthMaterials
Plastic
Newspaper
GraphPaper
Styrofoam
Appendices
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