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COURSE TITLE: Housing Decisions
Grade Level: 10-12
Required: No Elective: Yes
Prerequisites: None
TEXTBOOK(S) USED FOR THIS COURSE:
Title: Author(s) Publisher: Edition: Date:
Homes Today and Tomorrow
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 5th 1997
Description of Course:
This is a one semester course in which the acquisition and decoration of a home
is the focus. The latest technology in housing is looked at as students are able
to see first-hand the benefits of knowing and studying housing decisions.
Furniture, home plan and basic decorating principles are covered. Visiting
housing units within the community is a part of this course. Students will have
the opportunity to complete a project that includes the drawing to scale of a
floor plan, and choose color schemes and furnishings for that home. Skills for
profit and pleasure are explored in regard to the furnishing industry. This
class meets five times a week for 44 minutes each class period. This class is
recommended for 11th and 12th grade students.
Categorical Objectives:
1. Students will be able to explain how housing affects the quality of life and
determine the influences on housing, including government, technology, economy
and the environment. Also, students will use decision making skills in making
housing choices. Students will list factors people consider when choosing a
place to live.
2. Students will discuss and implement a plan to show the advantages and
disadvantages of renting and buying houses.
3. Students will identify traditional, modern, and contemporary exterior house
styles. Learners will describe the background of housing styles and floor
possibilities for future styles. They will interpret architectural drawings,
organize space by grouping rooms according to function, plan safe and convenient
traffic patterns, evaluate storage needs and space, list ways to modify housing
for people with disabilities, describe how a house is constructed and the parts
of the electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems.
4. Students will apply the elements and principles of design and how they are
utilized in home decorating, produce examples of color harmonies the guidelines
for using the elements of design Distinguish between natural and man-made
fibers. List the characteristics of various fibers. Identify appropriate
textiles for various household uses .. Compare floor treatments. Describe
several wall materials and treatments. Discuss how to plan satisfying interior
backgrounds.
5. Describe various furniture styles. Identify ways to evaluate quality
furniture construction. Tell how consumers are protected when buying furniture.
Describe how to use a floor plan to arrange furniture. List factors to consider
when arranging furniture.
6. Describe different types of window treatments. Give guidelines for using
accessories.
7. Explain the impact of technology on housing. Identify ways to provide and
conserve energy.
8. Describe several careers that are related to the field of housing. Explain
which job skills and personal qualifications are required for housing careers.
Writing Activities:
1. A research paper on a career in housing.
2. Study questions on chapters in the textbook.
3. Following a lab study guide and filling in information.
4. Create a “dream home”, developing a concept on paper that is visual.
Multicultural Education Activities:
1. Observe diverse role models in the classroom and at community.
2. Develop direct and indirect support strategies for minority students.
3. Use texts which provide accurate, specific, balanced representation of
minorities.
4. Receive unbiased career information in the fields of agriculture, business,
home economics, industrial technology, marketing, and health occupations.
5. Appreciate the contributions and perspectives of diverse cultures in
agriculture, business, home economics, industrial technology, marketing, and
health occupations.
6. Participate in a multicultural climate promoted by teacher example,
expectation and support, integrated instructional goals, task assignments, and
unbiased language.
7. Interact with counselors and teachers about the goals and content of the
agriculture, business, consumer science, etc., marketing, industrial technology,
and health occupations curricula as they pertain to the students’ career goals.
