Building Drawing · SHS2 Design And Communication…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.3.1.LI.1 - Explain building elevations in relation to building plans.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a building elevation and distinguish it from a building plan using correct technical vocabulary.
Identify the key components visible in a building elevation (doors, windows, roof, walls, foundations, steps) and explain how each is represented on a drawing.
Explain the relationship between a floor plan and the elevations of the same building, using directional terms such as front, rear, left and right side.
Match standard symbols and line conventions used in elevation drawings to the building features they represent.
Discuss the importance of building elevations for builders, plumbers, electricians and planning authorities in Ghana.

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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.1 - Explain building elevations in relation to building plans.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 5 (Week 25 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)

Managing talk for learning:
1. With the aid of a model, assist learners to explain the concept of elevations.
2. Assist learners to identify the various components that can be seen in the elevations and how they are represented.

Assessment (2.3.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.

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