Pre-construction… · SHS1 Applied Technology

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.2.1.LI.3 - Explain how the locations of temporal structures are specified, as well locations of Services, welfare facilities and Equipment at the new construction Site to ensure order, safety, progress of work and Security.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the main temporal structures, services, welfare facilities and equipment found on a construction site and state the purpose of each.
Explain the factors that determine where each temporal structure, service, welfare facility and piece of equipment is located on a site layout plan.
Justify the placement of specific items (for example, security post at the entrance, fuel depot away from offices) in terms of order, safety, progress of work and security.
Draw a simple annotated site layout plan showing the positions of the building under construction, temporal structures, services, welfare facilities and equipment.
Evaluate a given site layout and suggest improvements to the locations of temporal items to ensure safety and security.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Building Construction Technology (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Pre-construction Activities (2.1)
Content standard: 1.2.1.CS.2 - 1.2.1.CS.2 Demonstrate Knowledge and understanding of Mobilisation for Building Construction. 1.2.1.LO.1 Demonstrate Knowledge of Human resource requirements in Building construction. 1.2.1.LO.2 Analyse mobilisation and determine the schedule of works involved in site preparation.eg clearing, hoarding, provision of services, establishing temporal structures and roads for mobilization to complete.
Indicator: 1.2.1.LI.3 - Explain how the locations of temporal structures are specified, as well locations of Services, welfare facilities and Equipment at the new construction Site to ensure order, safety, progress of work and Security.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 15 (Week 15 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. 40

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Communication: organize a whole class and let learners explain temporal structures, Welfare Facilities, temporal services and plants that will be required at site and verify the major roles of these Items at the site. This is a brainstorming method that involves critical thinking among Learners as they sincerely discuss and find reasons for having such items at the site. Collaboration
- Identification of ability and positioning to ensure mixed ability.
- Through structured grouping [GESI] ask Learners to explain the arrangement of temporal structures, services and plant at site in such a way so as to ensure safety, efficiency and security. This method is to ensure effective participation in teaching and learning by different categories of Learners including Approaching Proficiency, the Proficient and the Highly Proficient. Exemplars;
1. Using excavators to clear site (mechanical means),
2. Using sheets of metal, plywood and chain links as hoarding to prevent trespassing by unauthorised persons and to protect the works.
3. The use of Site Lay-out plans for location of Security, temporal Services, Warehouses, Offices, Welfare Facilities.
Experiential Learning: Embark on field trips to construction sites to help Learners observe and take note of the following;
1. Layout of the site indicating the building under construction, security, store, workshops administration, workers' welfare facilities, fuel depot etc.
2. Activities that take place in these temporal structures and how they support constructional works.
3. Fencing used as hoarding and its usefulness for security etc.
4. The usual open space round the building under construction and its usefulness in ensuring movement etc.

Assessment (1.2.1.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- Surfing on the Internet Learners will find;
- the difference between Stakeholders and Professionals involved in construction projects and roles played by Stakeholders and Professionals in the procurement of construction projects.
- Surfing on the Internet to find the reasons for mobilisation for different projects at different sites.
- The use of simulation (virtual) to illustrate Site preparations and Hoarding of Site.
- The use of Flip Charts with Site Lay-Out Plans to indicate the locations of the temporal structures, Equipment Services and Welfare Facilities.