SHS3 Applied Technology · Semester 1, Week 14
Substructure and Superstructure
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Curriculum details
- Strand
- Building Construction Technology (Strand 3)
- Sub-strand
- Substructure and Superstructure (3.2)
- Content standard
- 3.3.2.CS.1 - 3.3.2.CS.1 Demonstrate Knowledge and understanding of basic Services. 3.3.2.LO.1 Outline the purpose of Services and determine the schedule of works involved in installing Electricity, Cold-water and Waste disposal in a typical 3-bedroom self-contained house. 3.3.2.LO.2 Determine the basic finishes used for the different building Components of a simple three-bedroom self-contained house.
- Indicator
- 3.3.2.LI.1 - Discuss the reasons for Providing Services.
- Suggested placement
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Semester 1, Week 14
(Week 14 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. 154
Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)
Communication: Organize a whole class and let learners explain the meaning of Services. Collaboration: - Organize a whole class and let learners outline different types of services provided in the building. This is a brainstorming method that involves critical thinking among Learners as they discuss and find reasons for Providing Services in the building. - Organize a whole class and let learners explain the purposes of providing Services in the building. This is a brainstorming method that involves critical thinking among Learners as they discuss and find reasons for Providing Services in the building. Experiential Learning: Embark on field trips to any Estate Development Premises for Learners to observe or learn about the benefits in providing Services in a house; - They will observe how, among other functions, Electricity Supply helps to provide Visual comfort through artificial lighting and Thermal Comfort through the use of Air-Conditioners in the interior space. - They will observe how, among other functions, Cold Water Installation or supply provides water through the taps for drinking. - They will observe how sanitation is ensured by disposing liquid and solid waste through the WC, manhole, septic tank, soak-aways and the public drain system. Assessment (3.3.2.AS.1). 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 to find information about Services in the Building. - The use of simulation (virtual) to illustrate the functioning of Services installations in the building. - The use of Flip Charts with Services Lay-Out Plans to show distribution of basic services in the building. - Surfing on the Internet to find finishes used on buildings - The use of simulation (virtual) to illustrate functions of finishes on building - Charts, - Pictures - Illustrations - Sample of finishes - Scale models.