Quarter 3

Essential Questions:

How does housing affect the quality of life?

What is the definition of housing and describe how it has evolved?

What is the best means to analyze the impact of housing needs, wants and priorities when choosing a place to live?

What is the impact of needs and wants on housing choices?

What are the benefits of understanding how the need for efficiency is important in floor plan designs?

What are the major components of a homes basic structure?

National Standards

HIF!.b: Evaluate housing design conceptsin relation to available resources and options.

HIF1.d: Demonstrate computer-aided drafting design, blueprint reading and space planning skills required for the housing, interiors and furnishing industry.

HIF1.e: Analyze influences on architectural and interior design/development.

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Explain how housing needs change with the life cycle and various lifestyles.

Identify the links from the past.

Contrast the different types of community environments and regions in which people live.

Compare and critique multifamily and single-family housing options.

Summarize the steps in home-buying process.

Describe various floor plans and activity zones and evaluate their importance.

Analyze how a site influences the dwelling that it sits on.

Describe the information shown on a blueprint.