 
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
- Understand the various systems and subsystems within a home
- Explain how cultural, social, and economic
issues affect home design
- Use the software to create a foundation, walls,
and roof for the home design
- Add windows and doors, and plumbing, electrical, and HVAC
components to the home design
- Build a 3D model of the home design
Interdisciplinary Relationships
- Mathematics
- Measuring
- Physics
- Reading
- Writing
- Geography
- Graphic design
- Drafting
- Engineering
- Architecture
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
Activity Listing
Activity 1: Getting Started
Activity 2: Planning the Site
Activity 3: Beginning to Create Your Home
Activity 4: Placing Doors, Windows, and the Roof
Activity 5: HVAC and Plumbing Layout
Activity 6: Electrical Layout
Activity 7: Choosing Wall and Floor Coverings
and Exterior Siding
Activity 8: Interior Design
Activity 9: Building the Walls
Activity 11: Assembling the Walls
Activity 12: Creating the Roof
Activity 13: Adding Scale Furniture
Activity 14: Intelligent Landscaping
Activity 15: Client Briefing
Home Design
Module Components
- PUNCH! Professional Home & Landscape Design Software
- Balsa strips and foam core
- Cutting mat
- Architect’s scale
- Set of miscellaneous supplies for use with activities
- 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, highquality,
black-and-white graphics, pre- and post-tests, and
extension exercises
*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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