Unit 11 ‐ Design, Layout and Planning Skills
Unit 11 ‐ Design, Layout and Planning Skills
Overall Goals: I will design construction projects, individually or in small groups, applying a design process to plan and develop the projects and other problem-solving processes to address various related problems and challenges.
Specific Goals:
- I can follow the steps of a design process to plan and develop a construction project (e.g., analyse the situation or context; identify the need or problem;
- I can generate solutions to address the need; conduct research to determine constraints and availability of materials; build a model; test the model; modify the design as necessary; build the project according to the final design) (see pp. 18–19);
- I can use appropriate problem-solving processes and techniques (see pp. 16–19) to address various specific problems or challenges that may arise in connection with a construction project;
- I can apply appropriate technological concepts (e.g., aesthetics, control, environmental sustainability/stewardship, ergonomics, fabrication, function, innovation, material, mechanism, power and energy, structure, safety, systems) as they work through design and/or problem-solving processes (see pp. 5–6);
- I can use appropriate design elements and principles (e.g., elements: line, shape, direction, space, texture, colour; principles: balance, scale, proportion, contrast, unity) to enhance the appearance.
Overall Goals: I will use drawings to represent design ideas and solutions to technological challenges, and interpret drawings accurately when working on construction projects;
Specific Goals:
- I can produce sketches, technical drawings, and detail drawings to represent design ideas and solutions for a variety of construction projects;
- I can identify basic drawing conventions used in construction drawings (e.g., scales, metric and imperial dimensioning, notes, views, line types, symbols, abbreviations);
- I can interpret technical drawings accurately when working on construction projects (e.g., determine dimensions and materials from a drawing).
Overall Goals: I will apply the mathematical skills required in the planning and building of construction projects.
- I can apply relevant mathematical concepts and formulas when preparing components of a construction project (e.g., determine dimensions, shapes, quantities, areas, and angles);
- I can convert fractions to decimals and vice versa for typical construction tasks (e.g., determining length, circumference, radius, diameter, perimeter, area, or volume);
- I can prepare estimates, using appropriate metric and/or imperial units (e.g., centimetres, square metres, cubic metres, litres, inches, board feet, square feet, cubic yards), of the materials required to complete construction projects (e.g., volume of concrete, area of roofing, number and type of fasteners), and estimate the cost of these materials.
