Week of September 29-October 3

This week in Environmental Science...
On Monday, final revisions for portfolio drawings 4 & 6 and 8 & 9 are due.
Students who check off on those will make measurements for 5 and then begin 7.
For those students who have not finished 4 & 6 and 8 & 9, those grades will be locked down at the end of class today. Points will be deducted for late work and for revisions that are not completed.

Here is a link for an amazing artist in the Oakland area that is building tiny houses for the homeless.

On Tuesday, we will review the Unit 1 test and students will have the opportunity to complete portfolio drawings 5 and 7. The portfolio should be complete (1-9) by the end of class on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, we will make formal measurements for the side profile drawing (rough sketch is #5 and scale drawing is #7). We will work on framing out the windows and making measurements to create the framing.

On Thursday, we made a material list for the lumber needed to create a rough opening for our windows. The wood was cut and installed for the first window.

On Friday, we have a quiz and will be talking about energy efficiency and insulation.

Week of September 15 - 18

Monday September 15th

1. Today is a work day. Students may earn 5 participation points for being involved and engaged in tasks involving "the build". 
1. Our list for the week is
1. Screw down floor
2. Strip & sand pallet boards
3. Drill weep holes in the sub floor
4. Design & construct a fence/barrier
5. Frame openings for two (2) windows
6. Frame opening for the front door
7. Frame the bathroom/kitchen wall
2. Our rainy day contingency plan is
1. Complete rough sketch of the two (2) profiles (side and rear)
2. Begin scale drawing for the two (2) profiles (side and rear)
3. Design and sketch the rafters
4. Calculate rafter spacing and create a material list
3. TODAY (9/15) we began making measurements for the sketches listed above. 

Tuesday September 16th

1. Today is a work day. Students may earn 5 participation points for being involved and engaged in tasks involving "the build". 

Wednesday September 17th

 

1. Today is a portfolio work day. Students need to complete the drawings specified in the above list.

Thursday September 18th

1. Unit #1 Test and then work on scale drawings.
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Week of September 8-12

Howdy Gang!

Here we go...

1. We are getting closer to holding hammers and pounding nails. You did a great job on the quiz last week, especially the practical portion. Keep working hard, practice and remember to measure twice and cut once!
2. Your portfolio should contain the following so far... AS OF September 10
1. Scale Drawing #1: Lab Table
2. Rough Sketch: Tiny House
3. Scale Drawing #2: Tiny House
3. You should have completed a calculation sheet for the 3rd scale drawing. That was graded this week along with the above drawings.

For Wednesday September 10th

1. You need to have completed the above material(#2 above) already. If you have not and if it is not in the grade book, I need to see you NOW!
2. You need to read the article (here). There are instructions at the end of the article. Please read them first! 
1. Analysis Questions (complete sentences; typed; turned in for Wednesday 9/10).
1. What is suburban sprawl?
2. How is suburban sprawl related to the environment?
3. What is a carbon footprint?
4. What is your (individual) carbon footprint? For your family? (Check this out....)
5. Using the interactive map from the article, pick 3 places anywhere in the USA and list the carbon footprint for that area. Be sure to select an urban, rural and suburban location!
6. What differences do you see between the different areas? What categories are used to measure an area? How do these areas compare?
3. Here is the review that we will use on Wednesday to talk about the article. If you are absent, be sure to read the article linked above before you check out the presentation!

For Friday September 12th

1. We will start class with this warm-up.... 
1. the write-up for the warm-up is due on Monday (if you do not complete it in class.

1. In class today, you will begin two profile sketches. The first sketch is a rear-profile and the second is a side profile. We will use the measurements that we made in class on Thursday. 
1. The width of the trailer is 108",
2. The height is 159 3/4",
3. The length of the trailer is 240"