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Home is where the heart is
Home is where the heart is
Terms 2 & 3: Home
Terms 2 & 3: Home
/həʊm/
noun
the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household."the floods forced many people to flee their homes"
Questions:
A: What is the difference between a house and a home?
B: Ecological homes?
C: Local problems to solve.
Skills Focus:
A: Woodcraft
B: Collaboration (Random) & Communicate
C: Making multiple prototypes (3-4)
Task 1: House vs Home
Task 1: House vs Home
Part 1: Make a photo collage to define a house vs a home. Use your journal to show the difference between a building and a place of emotion. Teacher check: Have students write a definition for a house and a home.
Part 2: Pick an Australian fauna (creature such as bird or animal) and research its home. Where does it live? What does it eat? Does it have predators?
Extension: Learn more about the creature you picked such as a feathertail glider. What are some of the possible problems it is facing? What is causing the problems for the creature? Is the home of these creatures part of the problem? Why?
Be ready to share what you have learned. We will use the last 7 minutes of class to share.
uploading a design for laser cutting.movMake a design using Tinkercad. Design & build a house cut from PAPER.
Uploading a design. See Video to the right or written description Link.
Files name example: 4TSwaffordBookmarkWOOD
Feedback & Reflection. Use a feedback form Link.
Prototype 1: Fit well, No tape seen and Freestanding
Prototype 2: Wow! (1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________)
Add design & photo of house to your journal. Teacher Check.
Task 2: Building Task
Task 2: Building Task
Part 1: This task is about you and your classmates! Make houses working together. Include elements like walls, a roof and windows to make a few 3-dimensional houses include bright colours. Go bigger with more buildings.
Part 2: Teamwork & time management. Your group will only have 1 class to finish and share your work. Details and care are important to the success of your project. Act quickly with a simple plan and monitor the finishing time. The project scale is 1:64 (1 adult is about 27mm tall).
Extention: Team up with your classmates to make a small town. The houses should use the same scale, so consider size before you start. Label roads, buildings and signs adding detail. Share the town with K-2 students.
Goals/Skills: Teamwork & Time Management
1:64 Scale: 64 Play Cars = 1 Life size Car
Task 3: Making a social connection with local fauna
Task 3: Making a social connection with local fauna
Week 5. Select an endangered wild Australian creature.
Example: Feathertail Glider Sounds Printable page
Research First:
Research First:
Which fauna need homes? Pick one. See what you can learn about it. Get approved to build a home for your fauna.
What shape/size should the home be?
Find directions for an appropriate home? Are they from a reliable source? Are you sure? Why?
Make a scale model from cardboard to help you visualise the house before the real house is made?
Where will your real house be placed? Why? Who can help you place it?
Links for Research: Document what you have read and learned!
Links for Research: Document what you have read and learned!
Threatened species (This page has links to lots of information)
https://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species
List of threatened Fauna (Read, click & google for more information)
https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Nesting Boxes
Simple designs & Hanging design
https://www.hollowloghomes.com/downloads
Factsheet
Info Sheet Nesting Boxes
https://strathbogierangesnatureview.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/ba-info-sheet-5-nestboxes1.pdf
Box placement
Nestboxes tree hollows
https://strathbogierangesnatureview.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/nestboxes-treehollows.pdf
Nestboxes native wildlife
https://strathbogierangesnatureview.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/nestboxes-for-native-wildlife.pdf
Nesting boxes placement
Greater Glider
https://www.strathbogieranges.org.au/videos/
Prototype 1: Sample of a laser cut house with plans.
Feedback: What would you change? What do you like? Does it fit the need?
How will you make a house for a living creature? Have you included an expert's opinions in your design?
Task 4: The Home
Task 4: The Home
Each group member will need to make a scale cardboard prototype of a house before they are approved to make the house from wood.
Is the design worthy of being made? Do your research!
Fauna Home
Fauna Home
What am I required to do?
What am I required to do?
A: Pick a local threatened fauna. Explain, why is it threatened?
B: Document research in your journal.
C: Research the type of home the fauna needs. What expert (facts) have you consulted in your design?
D: Build a scale home from cardboard (each person).
E: Make a real home from wood on your own or in groups of 2-3 persons.
F: Place the home in the local environment. Document its placement.
Student check (self & peer checked)
Updated: 18 May 2021 MCX Lab 2021 Table of Contents http://bit.ly/2ZgYeQ5
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