Architecture and Construction
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Architecture and Construction Curriculum Map (PDF)

CTE Course/Unit

CTE Concepts or Applications

Embedded Math Concepts

Middle School Common Core Math Standards

High School Common Core Math Standards

Safety

Tool usage;
Shop safety

Statistics (Accidents in industry or schools);
Reading and following flow charts

6.SP.4; 6.SP.5; 7.SP.2; 7.SP.3; 7.SP.4; 7.SP.5; 8.SP.1; 8.SP.3; 8.SP.4; 6.EE.2; 6.EE.3; 6.SP.4; 6.SP.5; 8.SP.3; 8.SP.4

S.ID.1; S.ID.2; S.ID.3; S.ID.5; S.ID.6; S.IC.1; S.IC.3; S.IC.4; S.IC.6; S.MD.1; S.CP.1; S.IC.1; S.IC.2; S.IC.5

Architectural design;
Careers;
Project design;
Site layout;
Types of drawings;
Room planning & layout;
Foundation types;
Concrete foundations

Residential structure design types;
Careers in construction and design;
Layout of building site (solar angle);
Room size requirements and layout;
Different foundation types;
Concrete foundation design and types

Symmetry;
Earning potential;
Trigonometric angle;
Scale, ratio, and proportion;
Area;
Mathematical properties of concrete;
Volume;
Shear and compression ratios

7.G.5; 6.RP.1; 6.RP.2; 6.RP.3; 7.RP.1; 7.RP.2; 7.RP.3; 7.EE.3; 6.G.1; 6.G.2; 6.G.3; 7.G.1; 7.G.4; 7.G.6; 8.G.9; 6.EE.2

G.CO.9; G.CO.12; G.CO.13; G.SRT.6; G.SRT.8; F.TF.1; F.TF.2; F.TF.7; G.MG.3; G.GPE.7; G.MG.2; G.GMD.1; G.GMD.3

Methods of framing;
Framing types;
Live and dead loads;
Plot plans;
Contour and elevation data;
Polar coordinates

Balloon framing and platform framing;
Floor, wall, ceiling, and roof framing;
Construction/framing;
Stair layout and construction;
Calculating loads (beams);
Scale;
Interpret elevation data;
Use polar coordinates to lay out a site/plot plan

Measurement;
Slope;
Angle;
Estimation;
Tolerances;
Load and data analysis;
Proportions/Ratios;
Graph interpretation;
Spatial conversion of 3D to 2D;
Graphing/plotting

8.G.6; 8.G.7; 8.G.8; 7.EE.3; 6.RP.1; 6.RP.2; 6.RP.3; 7.RP.1; 7.RP.2; 7.RP.3; 6.EE.2; 6.EE.3; 6.SP.4; 6.SP.5; 7.SP.2; 7.SP.3; 7.SP.4; 8.SP.3; 8.SP.4; 7.G.1; 7.G.2

G.SRT.6; G.SRT.8; F.IF.8; N.Q.3; G.MG.3; S.IC.1; S.IC.2; S.IC.3; S.IC.4; S.IC.5; S.IC.6; S.ID.1; G.C0.5; G.MG.1; G.MG.3; G.CO.12; G.CO.13; G.GMD.4

Roofing materials and methods;
Windows and doors;
Door and window schedules;
Floor plans

Application and different types of roof coverings;
Types of doors and windows;
Aesthetics;
Generation of window and door schedule;
Floor plan requirements and generation

Area and cost information;
Symmetry, area usage;
Charts;
Area, square footage

6.EE.2; 6.EE.3; 6.SP.4; 6.SP.5; 7.SP.2; 7.SP.3; 7.SP.4; 8.SP.3; 8.SP.4; 6.G.1; 6.G.2; 6.G.3; 7.G.1; 7.G.4; 7.G.6; 7.G.5

S.IC.1; S.IC.2; S.IC.3; S.IC.4; S.IC.5; S.IC.6; S.ID.1; G.GPE.7; G.MG.2; G.CO.9; G.CO.12; G.CO.13

Material and cost estimation;
Interior and exterior finishes;
Construction details;
Section drawings

Residential building material and cost estimation;
Building cost restraints;
Detail drawings and section views

Linear, area, and volumetric calculation of materials;
Scale, ratios, and proportion

6.G.2; 6.G.3; 7.G.6; 8.G.9; 6.EE.2; 7.G.1; 6.G.1; 6.RP.1; 6.RP.2; 6.RP.3; 7.RP.1; 7.RP.2; 7.RP.3; 7.EE.3

G.GMD.1; G.GMD.3; G.MG.2; G.GPE.7; G.MG.3

Exterior finishes;
Residential electrical

Types and uses of exterior finishes;
Residential electrical requirements;
Electrical plans

Linear and area calculations;
Power, resistance, and current equations and their relationships;
Electrical material estimation

6.G.1; 6.G.2; 6.G.3; 7.G.1; 7.G.4; 7.G.6; 6.EE.2; 7.EE.1; 7.EE.2; 8.G.6; 8.G.7; 8.G.8

G.GPE.7; G.MG.2; A.REI.1; A.REI.2;

Residential plumbing

Residential plumbing requirements;
Plumbing plans

Slope and volume;
Water pressure;
Plumbing material estimate

6.G.2; 6.G.3; 7.G.6; 8.G.9; 6.EE.2; 7.G.1

G.GMD.1; G.GMD.3; G.MG.2; G.SRT.6; G.SRT.8; F.IF.8

Residential HVAC and Mechanical

Residential HVAC requirements;
HVAC/ mechanical plans

Volume, cross-sectional area and flow ratios;
HVAC materials estimate

6.G.2; 6.G.3; 7.G.6; 8.G.9; 6.EE.2; 7.G.1; 6.G.1

G.GMD.1; G.GMD.3; G.MG.2; G.GPE.7

Architectural modeling;
Application of theory through drawing final project

Architecture model construction

Scale and proportions;
Assessment of completed project

6.RP.1; 6.RP.2; 6.RP.3; 7.RP.1; 7.RP.2; 7.RP.3