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Sticks or Stones? Area of Interaction: Environments Significant Concept: The environment that surrounds us influences the end result. Unit Question: How does the Environment change or shape you? Requirements: == Criterion A - Research and Analysis == As a class we will go through and learn the basics of Google Sketchup. In order to get full credit for Criterion A, you will need to follow instructions while creating the practice house.
 * Follow instructions given to create a practice house while learning Sketchup.
 * You will participate in a class activity to find your design specifications (type of house, location, etc).
 * Using those specifications, you will research the best design for your given situation.
 * Using Google SketchUp you are going to design a house to meet specific environmental requirements.

Upload Practice House here.

We will do an activity as a class to determine the design specifications of your house. Location: Logan, Utah Shape: Square Number of People: 4 People

Using the Internet, you are going to research your assigned location to determine if there are specific building requirements.

1. What material should be used in building your house? (ex. wood, brick, concrete) Bricks, Tile & Roofing 2. Is there land available for a large home? Or does the location require a smaller house? Large Homes are fine. 3. Will you have a multi-level house? I will make a muilti-level house.

4. What kind of roof will your house need? Shingles == Criterion B - Design == Now that you have the specifications, you are going to use the Design Worksheet to create a blueprint of your house. You need to include front door, windows, bathrooms, kitchen, bedrooms, living room, and any other feature you are going to use in your design.

--Remember: You will need to justify any changes made to your design blueprint when you are designing your house.--

Must turn in your Design Blueprint worksheet to receive credit for Criterion B

Criterion C - Create
Your design/blueprint should be all complete and ready for you to create the Sketchup house to fit the plans.

For this house you are starting with a blank file and not using a previously built house. Here are the requirements that you should have in the house: --Walls --Windows --Doors --Bathroom --Kitchen --Bedroom(s) --Living Room/Family Room --Walls Painted --Some kind of flooring --Windows filled in (either transparent or with a window component) --Front Door component --Furniture in the entire house (as if a family could move in today) --Anything else you decided to include.

Once you have completed your Sketchup House, upload the file here.

Answer the following questions - 1. Does your house follow the design/blueprints? If not, what changes did you make and why? I follows it exacualy.

2. What did you like most about this project? (name at least one thing) I t was not very hard.

3. What would you change about this project for the future? (name at least one thing) I would make the outside of my house mor flooresent.

Criterion D - Evaluate
1. How did the environment you were assigned (location, number of people, shape) affect the type of house you created? Well it had to be perfectly square while having enough pace to put four people in it.

2. Would you have built a different house if those specifications hadn't been given to you? Why or Why Not? Yes because the house can't always be perfectly square.

Unit Questions -

3. How has your own personal environment shaped/changed you? (at least 3-4 complete sentences) I am semi-southern so I am not afraid to get dirty, but I am still a city boy which has made me alittle spoiled  in the fack that the city give more than you need.

4. What can you do in your own environment to guarantee the future that you want? (2-3 complete sentences)  Get a high school digree and a bachelors degree an any thing else that could help me.