Weekly Planning
Maker Space-3D Construction
Strand: Art & Engineering
Date/
Meeti
ng
WALT
To understand
the structure
of a building
WILF
Activities
Identify and find
the keywords
from the central
idea
Understand and
clarify teacher
questions then
come up with
two focus
questions as
their inquiry
questions
Observe
different places
around the
world which
have different
buildings/house
s construction
Identify words in central idea
and come up with 3 other
words that connect to the
keywords in central idea The
designs of buildings and
structures is dependent upon
environmental factors and
human creativity (Example:
design=project, plan,scheme)
Read a story This Is My House
by Arthur Dorros
Tools/equipm
ent/preparati
on
Key Vocabulary
Chart
o Manila (big
and card
size)
In a group ask
students to come
up with their
finding to answer
teacher questions:
o What do
you know
about
buildings?
o What things
do you need
to build a
building?
o What makes
building
To
demonstrate
the ability to
design a 3Dconstruction
with various
materials
Formulate
inquiry
questions
Observe
different
construction
from different
resources
Compare and
contrast three
different
buildings in
three different
places
Brainstorm
ideas of possible
materials which
can be used in
order to start
their 3Dconstruction
Ask the students to think
about the central idea, the
story and the questions then
ask them to come up with two
questions as their focus of
finding
students will work by using
different resources before later
they create a chart to explain the
similarities and differences of
three buildings in three different
places (materials, geographical
aspects, sturdiness)
Mind map of possible materials
and mention the strengths and
weaknesses of material chosen
(options can be individual or
group)
Criteria:
Where place to build that building
What The problem which might occur
in the process to build that building
Why The reasons to use certain
different
from one
place to
another
place?
Ask each group to
present their
finding either in
poster, chart or
notes
Manila card,
written and
displayed on the
maker space room
http://www.slidesh
are.net/tuust/types
-of-houses2405997
http://www.nlb.gov.
sg/sure/wpcontent/uploads/20
13/11/Cheatsheet_
house_Final_lowres
.pdf
http://www.slidesh
are.net/tikha12/diff
erent-kinds-ofhouses-around-theworld
Books related to
topic
Possible
materials:
o Coins
o Ice
cream
sticks
o Clays
o Straws
o Unused
materials
How The process to build it
(sketch/draft picture)
o
o
To evaluate
the result of
the 3D
construction
Analyze the
strengths and
weaknesses,
failure and
success, final
product of the
prototype
Tools
o
o
o
o
color pencils
Lego
Old
newspapers
needed:
Scissors
Glues
Rulers
Permanent
marker
Reflection journal
o Success
o Failure
o Strengths
o Weaknesses
o Back to the concepts
(form, connection and
perspective)
o What do you think about
your 3D construction?
o What makes it good/
bad?
o How do you see the
similarities or
differences between the
real object and your 3D
construction?
o How do you make a
conclusion about this
project?
Resources Related to The Unit of Inquiry
Titles
The Village of Round and Square Houses
A House Is a House for Me
Tar Beach
The House on East 88th Street
Author
Ann Grifalconi
Mary Ann Hoberman
Faith Ringgold
Bernard Waber
This Is Our House
This Is My House
How A House Is Built
Jon Scieszkas Truck Town Smash! Crash!
Building A House
Cross A Bridge
A Home Among Gum Trees
Skyscrapers
What Is A Wall, After All?
The Construction Alphabet Book
Canals
Buildings
Building An Igloo
Houses and Homes
Bridges! Amazing Structures to Design,
Build & Test
Stadiums
Tools
Homes Around The World
Homes and Houses Then and Now
Home A Preeschool Picture Book
Homes
Homes
Castle
Michael Rosen
Arthur Dorros
Gail Gibbons
Loren Long
Byron Barton
Ryan Ann Hunter
John Nickolson
Chris Oxlade
Judy Allen
Jerry Pallotta
Chris Oxlade
Karen Hosack
Ulli Steltzer
Ruth Nason
Carol A. Johnmann and Elizabeth J. Rieth
Chris Oxlade
Ann Morris
Max Moore
Alastair Smith
Perma Bound
Cassie Mayer
Rosie McCormick
Gallimard Jeunesse
Examples of 3D-Construction from different
materials
Coins
Old
newspapers
Ice-cream sticks
Straws
Legos
Unused color
pencils
