Week of September 2-5

Welcome Back!

I hope that you enjoyed your long weekend.  We will be starting the week by taking the measurements that were collected on Friday and using them to create your 3rd portfolio entry. You should have a data table in your notes that looks similar to the one below. Please make sure that I have checked off your measurements and be sure to work through the scale calculations using the worksheet provided (in class).

We will be stabilizing the foundation of the house this week and reinforcing any walls that might have been damaged over the summer. Pending weather and efficiency of work, we might be able to hang the rest of the particle board (OSB) on our walls.

We will have our first quiz of the semester on Friday. It will be 10 questions and will include information from your notes, my presentations (which are on-line) and The Tragedy of the Commons lab activity that we did last week.

If you have any questions about missing assignments or missed classes, please refer first to my website and then see me if you need hand-outs or if you have any questions.

The Notes from Tuesday

In case you were out of class on Tuesday or missed some of the ideas/concepts that we discussed, here are the "notes" from our first attempt at creating a humanity to tiny house concept map! Let me know if you came up with your own in a different way!

Week of August 25 - 29

Howdy Folks!

We got SO much accomplished this week! We uncovered a summer's worth of grit and grime on the trailer. We organized all of the wood into piles of 1x4's and 1x6's and 2x4's.  It was all very exciting for me (and I hope you) because this marks the beginning of our next step in our construction project.

Here is a link to the company that we are modeling our house off of.  The company is named the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company.

The homework for this week is as follows:

• Portfolio Drawing #1 (lab table drawn to scale) was due on Monday
• The Tragedy of the Commons (going fishing) was due on Tuesday
• Portfolio Creation and Organization will be done on Thursday.
• Portfolio Drawing #2 (tiny house drawn to scale) will be completed on Friday

August 26

The Tragedy of the Commons

Watch the above video after completing the lab activity. This was the goldfish activity. You should have turned in the worksheet at the end of class along with answering the questions on the back of the data tables.

Daily Outline of Events

Monday August 18, 2014

Introductory Information

Day #1 Presentation

• Lab/Field Activity Permission Form
• Course Description & Expectations
• Pre-course on-line survey
• Service-Based Learning (SBL) Requirement