WEEK TEN: SAFE & ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT

MODULE OBJECTIVES (based on National Standards for Family & Consumer Sciences, 2008-2018 for Housing & Interior Design):
- Evaluate housing and design concepts and theories, including green design, in relation to available resources and options (11.2).
- Apply housing and interior design knowledge, skills and processes to meet specific design needs (11.3).
- Evaluate manufacturers, products, and materials considering environmental protection, care and maintenance, and safety issues (11.3.2).
- Demonstrate measuring, estimating, ordering, purchasing, pricing, and repurposing skills (11.3.3).
- Demonstrate design processes such as determining the scope of the project, programming, research, concept development, proposal, schematic design, design drawing, and design presentation development (11.3.6).
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WEEK TEN TASKS.
TASK 1:Read Chapter 20: The Outdoor Living Space and Environment inHousing and Interior Design (2011) pages 538-564.
Chapter 21: Home Safety and Security inHousing and Interior Design (2011) pages 569-592. Chapter 22: Maintaining a Home in Housing and Interior Design (2011) pages 597-623. Chapter 23: Trends in Housing Design and Technology inHousing and Interior Design (2011) pages 629-652. |
TASK 2:For each module (weeks 3-11) students will be required to complete design activities and/or assessments (see sample activities in the next column) that could be used in a secondary classroom as an example. The completed assessments are included in a curriculum portfolio showcasing the pre-service teacher's mastery of the content and ability to apply the concepts he/she is expected to teach.
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SAMPLE ACTIVITIES:A. Remodeling a Room: Choose a room in your home and create a presentation (using PowerPoint, a simple drawing on a piece of paper, using scrap booking methods, whatever you prefer showing how you would remodel it. Include your finished design plan in your portfolio.
B. Home Entertainment: Design your ideal home entertainment system. Draw a diagram showing what the system would include and where it would fit in your home. |
TASK 3: DESIGN CHALLENGEEach week, students are required to complete a design challenge that focuses on the application of the content covered in the readings presented in the textbook. Students are expected to present their best work and compile a curriculum portfolio that showcases their abilities in Housing & Interior Design content. For this design challenge, students will experiment with landscape architecture. Each student will design a landscape plan for a client. The plan will incorporate plants that work for the location. Upon completion the final product will be included in a portfolio that is due at the end of the semester.
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