Planning for Making… · JHS2 Career Technology

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.5.3.1.2 - Plan and make building artefacts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Describe the properties of cement, sand, and stones as building materials.
Explain at least three reasons for choosing a particular type of material for a building project.
Prepare a chart showing the properties of common building materials.
Plan and construct a mock-up of a simple building project, such as a house, bridge, or classroom block, using local materials.
Display their completed mock-ups and appraise their own and peers’ work using simple criteria.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Designing and Making of Artefacts/products (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Planning for Making Artefacts/products (5.3)
Content standard: B8.5.3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of planning for making artefacts/products and table setting
Indicator: B8.5.3.1.2 - Plan and make building artefacts
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 6 (Week 30 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: Career Technology, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 68
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Describe the properties of cement, sand, stones.
2. Prepare a chart on properties of building materials.
3. Discuss reasons for choosing a type of material for a building project.
4. Make mock-ups of simple building projects.
5. Display mock-ups for appraisal.