Career Orientation
Architecture & Construction
Day 1
Introduction
Unit: Architecture and Construction
Title: Introduction- Day 1
Objectives:
 Define the cluster
 Identify the pathways for the cluster
 List and describe the occupations of the pathways
 Identify and define vocabulary for the occupations
Resources needed:
Butcher paper and markers
Teacher created power point presentation
Hand out for notes from the power point
Hand out for business and occupations in the Sheridan area
Motivational Activity:
1. In groups of four, the students will brainstorm for occupations
they think are included in the cluster.
2. Each group will share the occupations they have selected with the
class.
3. The teacher will write down the occupations on the board.
Lesson Content:
Teacher will present the power point for the cluster as students take
notes.
Value: 25 points
Closure:
1. What is the definition of architecture and construction?
2. What are some words associated with the cluster?
3. What does OSHA stand for?
4. What does the agency do?
5. What are some jobs associated with Architecture and
Construction?
Architecture and Construction (Introduction)
Student Notes from Power Point
Name______________________ Date_________ Group ___________
Cluster name:_________________________________
Architecture:_______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Construction:_______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Job Pathways:
1.______________________
2.______________________
3.______________________
Vocabulary:
1. architect____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2. survey____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
3. contractor____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
4. design____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
5. construction____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
6. maintenance-
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
7. operations____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
8. aptitude____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
9. architecture____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
10. OSHA____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
List at least occupations for Architecture and Construction.
1.____________________________________
2.____________________________________
3.____________________________________
4.____________________________________
5.____________________________________
6.____________________________________
7.____________________________________
8.____________________________________
9.____________________________________
10.___________________________________
Architecture & Construction
Day 2
Unit: Architecture and Construction
Title: Architecture and Construction Jobs in the Sheridan Area
Objectives:
 Review the terms from yesterday’s power point presentation
 Students will identify the businesses and occupations in the
Sheridan area that are part of the cluster-Architecture and
Construction.
 Students will recognize the different levels of education or
training required for many of the jobs.
Resources Needed:
o Newspapers from the area (The Arkansas DemocratGazette, The Sheridan Headlight, & The Pine Bluff
Commercial)
o Telephone directories from Little Rock, Sheridan, and
Pine Bluff
o Butcher Paper
o Markers
Motivational Activity:
1. In groups of 3, the students will identify businesses and jobs using
the newspapers and telephone directories.
2. As the students find occupations they feel are related to the
cluster, they will list them on the butcher paper each group will be
given.
3. They will post them on the board at the front of the room.
4. They will also discuss with the entire class about the occupations
they have found.
Lesson Content:
Teacher led discuss of the notes they took yesterday in class from
the power point.
Closure:
1. How many different types of jobs did we find?
2. What are the jobs you would be most interested in?
3. What training or education would a person need to be eligible for
particular jobs?
Architecture & Construction
Day 3
Unit: Architecture and Construction
Title: Commercial Roofing in Architecture and Construction
Objectives:
 Students will understand what commercial
buildings are.
 Students will be introduced to the different
aspects of commercial roofing.
 Students will gain knowledge of the jobs and the
education and training it takes for them.
 Students will understand there are many
occupations in clusters that are not readily
recognized.
 Students will understand that the job clusters are
interdependent.
Resources Needed:
Guest speaker-Wade Lunday- President of Lunday and Associates
Motivational Activity:
Introduction of speaker by having students tell what they already
know about him.
Lesson Content:
Presentation by Wade Lunday on the different aspects of
commercial roofing with emphasis on the types of jobs and the
education or training required for each.
Closure:
1. What jobs did Mr. Lunday discuss that you were unaware belonged
to the commercial roofing business?
2. What are the jobs you would be most interested in?
3. Do you think you would be interested in any of the jobs Mr. Lunday
discussed?
4. How are the different clusters interdependent?
Architecture & Construction
Day 4
Unit: Architecture and Construction
Title: Hands-On Activity and Review for Architecture and Construction
Test
Objective:


Students will review for test on Friday
Students will begin the activity “Design and Draft”
Resources Needed:
 Study guide for test (notes from power point)
 Note cards
 Design and Draft activity worksheet
 Graph paper
 Ruler
 Pencil
 Sample plans
Motivational Activity:
Have students make flash cards for terms for test on Friday.
Lesson Content:
Teacher led discussion of notes and review for test.
Hands-On Activity: See attached activity on Design and Draft
Closure:
1. Remind students of test for Friday.
2. Have students put supplies away to complete the Design and Draft
activity after the test on Friday.
Design and Draft
NAME OF ACTIVITY
UNIT:
Exploring the 16 Occupational Clusters
TASK:
Define the 16 career cluster classification system.
ACTIVITY TYPE:
Integration
APPROXIMATE TIME:
One to two class periods
MATERIALS:
Graph paper, ruler, pencil, sample plans
VALUE:
25 points
PROCEDURE:
1. Show students several examples of floor plans. If you have access to a blueprint,
explain to students the terms “elevation” and “specification.”
2. Tell students that they have been hired to design a house for a client. The house plan
should have rooms with approximately the following dimensions:
Living Room
Dining Room
Kitchen
Master Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bathroom
Bathroom
20 x 24
14 x 16
14 x 14
20 x 22
14 x 16
14 x 14
10 x 16
9 x 12
HINT: If students have difficulty using these dimensions, remind them that closets,
built-ins, etc. count in the square footage of a room.
3. Remind students to add hallways and closets, doors and windows. Kitchen and
bathroom fixtures may also be added.
ENRICHMENT:
Use a computer program such as 3-D Home Architect or other
inexpensive CAD software and allow students to design a home of their own
specifications.
Architecture & Construction
Day 5
Unit: Architecture and Construction
Title: Test on Architecture and Construction
Objective:
 Students will complete a test over architecture and
construction
 Students will complete the activity “Design and Draft”
Resources Needed:
 Study guide for test (notes from power point)
 Flash for vocabulary cards
 Design and Draft activity to complete
Motivational Activity:
Have students study flash cards and notes from the power point
for 15 minutes.
Lesson Content:
Students to take test.
VALUE: 100 Points
Hands-On Activity: Complete the hands-on activity “Design and Draft”
Closure:
1. Have students turn in tests.
2. Have students turn in completed Design and Draft Activity
Architecture and Construction Test
Name__________________ Date________
Match the following words with the correct definition:
1. ____architecture
A. building structures
2. ____ maintenance
B. the person who designs buildings and oversees
their construction
C. to draw the plans for
3. ____ survey
4. ____ architect
5. ____ OSHA
6. ____ construction
7. ____ aptitude
8. ____ design
D. to determine the form, extent, and position
of a tract of land
E. one that contracts to build a building
F. a special branch of the government in charge of
setting safety and inspecting places of work
G. to make a drawing, pattern or sketch
9. ____ contractor
H. designing and constructing structures that
enclose space to meet human needs
I. recognizing or noting a fact or occurrence
10. ____ operations
J. upkeep of property or equipment
11. ____ architect
K. natural ability
Short Answer:
List the three job pathways of the cluster-Architecture and Construction
1. _____________________________
2._____________________________
3._____________________________
List 5 occupations from the cluster. You may want to recall some of the jobs
Mr. Lunday spoke about.
1.______________________________
2.______________________________
3.______________________________
4.______________________________
5.______________________________