Model building Students should read the Model Construction section in the 3-D Home Kit. If time allows, students can work together to construct a site plan on which to display and photograph their models. The site plan can be constructed of layers of recycled corrugated cardboard with sheets cut to correspond to the topography lines. Scale trees and rocks can be added from the outdoors. Resources Home plan books available at stationery and book stores are an excellent, low cost resource which provides hundreds of various home plan designs.
Students enjoy looking at the plans for ideas and to learn the basics of home design.
Discussions about the pros and cons of various designs, building costs and other topics often result from browsing through these books. Home plan books also provide an excellent opportunity to learn about basic dimensions and scale. To get started, students should select a plan which includes overall room dimensions. For example, a plan may identify a room as being 15 feet by 20 feet. Now, you can use proportion to make a custom scale for this drawing.