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The lesson plans in the Home SSLAM grid use the familiarity of the home environment as the basis for projects that span the five major curriculum areas.
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The Lesson
Watts In Your House?
Learn how to measure electricity consumption, conduct research on electricity consumption habits, and determine which appliances use the most electricity.
Content Focus
Science: Energy: Electricity
Technology: Energy and Power Technologies
The Lesson
Cementing Relationships
Identify the components of concrete and advantages of using it as a building material.
Content Focus
Built Environment: Beams, Building Systems, Compression/Tension
Science: Matter: Properties
Technology: Construction Technologies, Engineering Design, Manufacturing Technologies
The Lesson
How Green Is My Roof?
Design a green roof for your home and make a full-scale section of the roof.
Content Focus
Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Model-Making/3D, Sustainability
Science: Earth: Environment, Energy: "Green"
Technology: Energy and Power Technologies
The Lesson
Fun With the Sun
Develop a building design that incorporates passive solar elements.
Content Focus
Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Building Systems, Model-Making/3D, Site, Sustainability
Science: Earth: Environment, Energy: "Green", Energy: Solar, Solar System
Technology: Energy and Power Technologies
The Lesson
My Digs
Gain an understanding of archeological thinking by creating a time capsule.
Content Focus
Social Studies: Ancient Civilizations - Archeology, World Culture
The Lesson
Living Native-American Style
Explore the built environment of a Native American society native to your area and build a model of one of its homes.
Content Focus
Built Environment: Compression/Tension, Form, Model-Making/3D, Scale/Proportion, Site, Stress
Social Studies: Native American - Civilizations, United States - 19th Century - History
The Lesson
Life On The Prairie
Explore life on the American prairies after the Homestead Act of 1862.
Content Focus
Built Environment: Site, Space
Social Studies: Native American - Civilizations, United States - 19th Century - History
The Lesson
Visual Poetry
Construct a visual poem based on your concept of home.
Content Focus
Language Arts: Poetry, Reading Comprehension, Writing: Literary Response
The Lesson
American Dream House
Design a house inspired by a historical American architectural style.
Content Focus
Art - Visual: Aesthetics, Architectural Styles, Elements of Art, Techniques: Collage
Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Form, Observing/Surveying, Site, Style
Social Studies: United States - 18th Century - History, United States - 19th Century - History, United States - 20th Century - History
The Lesson
Tall Tales
Design and build a model of a house for a character from a folk tale, myth or legend.
Content Focus
Art - Visual: Aesthetics, Elements of Art, Techniques: Model-making
Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Form, Model-Making/3D, Style
The Lesson
Nomadic Niche
Design and build a full-sized Native American tipi.
Content Focus
Art - Visual: Architectural Styles, Principles of Design, Techniques: Drawing, Techniques: Model-making
Built Environment: Form, Measuring/Estimating, Model-Making/3D, Scale/Proportion, Space
Social Studies: World Culture
Technology: Engineering Design
The Lesson
Bubble Your Home
Create a Bubble diagram illustrating the square footage of each program element in your ideal home.
Content Focus
Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Function, Mapping, Measuring/Estimating, Observing/Surveying, Space
Math: Calculation: Percents, Geometric Shapes and Relationships, Modeling: Spatial Reasoning, Ratio and Proportion
Technology: Construction Technologies
The Lesson
Ornament Your Home
Recognize ornamentation within the built environment, identify examples of ornament, and use symmetrical transformations to create a geometrical pattern.
Content Focus
Art - Visual: Aesthetics
Built Environment: Measuring/Estimating, Observing/Surveying, Style
Math: Geometric Shapes and Relationships, Measurement: Objects and Units
Technology: Engineering Design
The Lesson
Dome Home
Design and build an outdoor cardboard geodesic dome large enough to hold the entire class.
Content Focus
Built Environment: Form, Measuring/Estimating, Model-Making/3D, Scale/Proportion, Trusses
Math: Geometric Shapes and Relationships, Measurement: Angles and Distance, Modeling: Shapes and Patterns, Scale
Technology: Engineering Design
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