STEP 1: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO MAKE A "SCALE MODEL?"
1. Mr. Beck talks about putting an idea for a building onto paper. Who are the different groups of people that architects work with as they plan a building?
2. Mr. Beck describes the math involved in architecture. What specific math concepts are used in designing a building?
3. Mr. Beck believes that understanding math concepts is important in this ever-changing world of technology. What connections between math concepts and technology do you see?
4. What are the typical scales Mr. Beck uses for drawing a plan for a building?
STEP 2: LEARN ABOUT SKETCHUP AND EXPLORE:
(You will need to watch videos #5, 28 & 29 but you can do this later after you download and play around on SketchUp for a while)
You will need my admin password to finish the download.
STEP 3: VISIT BUILDER WEBSITES AND PICK A FLOORPLAN
http://www.stantonhomes.com/FloorPlans.aspx
http://www.jabconst.com/residential/floor-plans/
http://www.ruggieroconstruction.com/floorplans
STEP 4: MORE INFO COMING SOON
- Watch this video and be prepared to discuss the following questions:
1. Mr. Beck talks about putting an idea for a building onto paper. Who are the different groups of people that architects work with as they plan a building?
2. Mr. Beck describes the math involved in architecture. What specific math concepts are used in designing a building?
3. Mr. Beck believes that understanding math concepts is important in this ever-changing world of technology. What connections between math concepts and technology do you see?
4. What are the typical scales Mr. Beck uses for drawing a plan for a building?
- Practice what it means to draw something to scale by completing online interactive scaling activities: Activity 1 and Activity 2
STEP 2: LEARN ABOUT SKETCHUP AND EXPLORE:
- Watch at least videos #2-4 from this playlist:
(You will need to watch videos #5, 28 & 29 but you can do this later after you download and play around on SketchUp for a while)
- Download the Sketchup app from this link (other versions won't work on our computers!)
You will need my admin password to finish the download.
- Explore and play around on SketchUp. Get familiar with the tools.
STEP 3: VISIT BUILDER WEBSITES AND PICK A FLOORPLAN
- Here are a few places to look for floorplans:
http://www.stantonhomes.com/FloorPlans.aspx
http://www.jabconst.com/residential/floor-plans/
http://www.ruggieroconstruction.com/floorplans
- Once you pick a floorplan to build, right-click on the picture, and Save Image As
STEP 4: MORE INFO COMING SOON