SHS2 Design And Communication Technology · Semester 2 Week 7: Building Drawing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.3.1.LI.3 - Draw elevations of simple buildings in relation to their plans using appropriate drawing instruments.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Read a given floor plan and correctly identify which side of the building each elevation (north, south, east, west) represents.
Select and use appropriate drawing instruments (set-squares, scale ruler, protractor, dividers) to project the height and width of a simple building from its plan.
Draw at least one accurately scaled elevation from a given floor plan, correctly showing doors, windows, roof pitch and ground line.
Check their finished elevation against the plan to verify that all openings align in both position and size.
Explain, in their own words, why elevations must match the plan and how elevation drawings help builders and clients visualise a finished building.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Extended Drawing (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Building Drawing (3.1)
Content standard: 2.3.1.CS.1 - 2.3.1.CS.1 Understand the concept of building drawing. 2.3.1.LO.1 Employ the understanding of floor plans with the use of building codes, standards and symbols, make the sketches of elevations of buildings and use the drawing instrument to draw some of them. 2.3.1.LO.2 Use your understanding on the principles of electrical circuit and circuit diagrams to explain electrical circuit and circuit diagrams.
Indicator: 2.3.1.LI.3 - Draw elevations of simple buildings in relation to their plans using appropriate drawing instruments.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 7 (Week 27 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 70

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Activity based learning: Draw the south, north, east and west elevations from a given floor plan using drawing instruments and scale rules.

Assessment (2.3.1.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- Models
- charts and drawing instruments, such as set-squares, protractor, pair of compasses and dividers
- reference books
- drawing studio
- access to internet
- LCD Projector