 
The full-featured design software enables
students to view 3D walkthroughs of their
completed home interior.
Students work with an easy-to-use, yet powerful design package to design a home from the ground up. They review the basics of home design and then get to work designing a home to meet a selected client’s needs. As they work, students
learn how to draw walls and add doors, windows, and a roof. They learn about requirements and recommendations for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems, and then add these components to their design. The software enables students to choose wall and floor coverings, furniture, and exterior siding. Once they complete their design, students use a printer and foam board to produce a 3D model of their home. This curriculum will accommodate 7-, 10-, or 15-day class rotations.
Student Objectives
With interdisciplinary relationships between mathematics, measuring, physics, reading, writing, geography, graphic design, drafting, engineering, and architecture, this module meets the following ITEEA Technology Content Standards:
• Characteristics and scope of technology
• Core concepts of technology
• Relationships among technologies and connections with other fields
• Cultural, social, economic, and political effects of technology
• Effects of technology on the environment
• Role of society in development and use of technology
• Influence of technology on history
• Attributes of design
• Engineering design
• Role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving
• Apply the design process
• Use and maintain technological products and systems
• Assess the impact of products and systems
• Select and use agricultural and related biotechnologies
• Select and use information and communication technologies
• Select and use construction technologies
Interdisciplinary Relationships
Home Design Module Components Include 15 activities plus:
Teacher’s Resource Manual, including setup instructions, instructional strategies, management tips, student competencies, answer keys, and suggestions for assessment. 2 Student Workstation Manuals, including background information, complete step-by-step instructions, high-quality, black-and-white graphics, pre- and post-tests, and extension exercises. PUNCH!Professional Home & Landscape Design Software, balsa strips and foam core, cutting mat, architect’s scale, and full set of miscellaneous supplies for use with activities.
Technology Content Standards
*Extra copies of Workstation Manuals may only be purchased with a Module or Classroom Pack order. They cannot be purchased separately.
Note: 5-Station Classroom Pack includes 5 Workstation Manuals, 5 PUNCH! Home & Landscape Design software packages, and enough consumable supplies for 10 students
(5 student teams of 2). 10-Station Classroom Pack includes 10 Workstation Manuals, 10 PUNCH! Home & Landscape Design software packages, and enough consumable
supplies for 20 students (10 student teams of 2). For an itemized list of materials, please contact our customer service department at 800-243-2329.
Minimum System Requirements
Intel Pentium 3, Celeron or compatible 1.0Ghz processor or higher (multi-core processors supported); Windows XP or higher; 256 MB of RAM; 5.25 GB of hard disk space; VGA video
card displaying at least 1024x768 with 32-bit color; DVD-ROM drive; Two button mouse (three button mouse with wheel recommended); 64 MB video card memory; Internet access
required to utilize some features.
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