Standard 20: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use construction technologies. Benchmarks: Grades K-8 People live, work, and go to school in buildings, which are of different types: houses, apartments, office buildings, and schools The type of structure determines how the parts are put together Modern communities are usually planned according to guidelines Structures need to be maintained Many systems are used in buildings The selection of designs for structures is based on factors such as building laws and codes, style, convenience, cost, climate, and function Structures rest on a foundation Some structures are temporary, while others are permanent Buildings generally contain a variety of subsystems Areas of Study (Standard 20) Basic Construction Principles Single Dwelling Materials Multiple Dwelling Properties Commercial Business Loads Institution Natural Industrial Man Made Entertainment Force Civil Sequencing Bridges Stretching Tunnels Bending Dams Shoring Towers Twisting Infrastructure Shapes Utilities Squares Transportation Triangles Domes Construction Systems Types of Construction Input Residential Information
Standard 20: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use construction technologies. Benchmarks: Grades K-8 People live, work, and go to school in buildings, which are of different types: houses, apartments, office buildings, and schools The type of structure determines how the parts are put together Modern communities are usually planned according to guidelines Structures need to be maintained Many systems are used in buildings The selection of designs for structures is based on factors such as building laws and codes, style, convenience, cost, climate, and function Structures rest on a foundation Some structures are temporary, while others are permanent Buildings generally contain a variety of subsystems Areas of Study (Standard 20) Basic Construction Principles Materials Properties Loads Natural Man Made Force Sequencing Stretching Bending Shoring Twisting Shapes Squares Triangles Domes Types of Construction Residential Single Dwelling Multiple Dwelling Commercial Business Institution Industrial Entertainment Civil Bridges Tunnels Dams Towers Infrastructure Utilities Transportation Construction Systems Input Information
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