Remodeling a BedroomRemodeling a Bedroom

A WebQuest for Middle or High School Mathematics Designed by Team D:Katrina WhiteMary-Anne ThormasShelly McGrathSonia RossiterRob Vaillancourt

Introduction The Task The Process Evaluation Teacher Page

Introduction Introduction

Imagine for your birthday your parents are giving you $1500 to remodel your bedroom. You are given the task of designing a diagram of your bedroom and researching the materials and supplies needed to complete the remodeling.

The Task The Task

You need to measure your room, the height and length of each wall, window and doors.You will research the given websites for changes you wish to make to your room. Such changes may include paint color, carpet or flooring, furniture, window furnishings, etc.You will need to keep track of all expenses and websites you use. You will create a two diagrams of your room a before and after the remodeling. You will present all of this to the class via a PowerPoint presentation.Make sure to complete all the components of the Rubric to create an outstanding PowerPoint presentation of your bedroom

EvaluationEvaluation

A rubric will be used to evaluate students understanding of the components of remodeling assignment and the webquest.

The RubricThe Rubric

Beginning1

Developing

2

Accomplishing3

Exemplary

4

Measurement/ Scale Drawing

No scale drawing/ measurements included

Scale drawing does not match room dimensions/ units not included or inappropriate

Accurate basic scale drawing included (walls and major furniture (bed and dresser) only)

Scale drawing includes doors/windows, closet space, additional furniture (chair, bookshelf, etc)

Wall / floor covering

No information included for wall/floor covering

Wall / floor covering calculations leave large surplus (>1 gallon of paint left over, >1 roll of wallpaper left over, rug too big)

Calculations accurate/ little or no surplus

Includes calculations for more than one wall covering (combination of paint and wallpaper, inclusion of mural-type wall covering, etc) and/or more than one type of floor covering (laminate, hardwood and rug, etc.)

Eco-friendly items included

0 eco-friendly items included

1 eco-friendly items included 2 eco-friendly items included

3 or more eco-friendly items included

Final Drawing No final drawing

Basic drawing included Drawing included; colors do not reflect room décor

Drawing consistent with room décor

Budget No budget included Project over budget Project completed within budget

Project completed $100 or more below budget

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The Process - ActivitiesThe Process - Activities

Activity#1 Measure your bedroom to get the dimensions of your bedroom: height

and length of walls, windows, and doors.

The Process - ActivitiesThe Process - Activities

Activity #2 Draw a 2D scale diagram of your bedroom using the website below.

http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jsp?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/arrangearoomtest.xml

Sample Diagram

The Process - ActivitiesThe Process - Activities

Activity #3 Determine the total surface area of the walls and the area of the floor using the following websites.

http://www.athropolis.com/popup/c-area2.htm

http://www.csgnetwork.com/areacalc.html

http://www.onlineconversion.com/room_area.htm

The Process - ActivitiesThe Process - Activities

Activity #4 Determine the amount of paint or wall covering needed to remodel your room and the total cost. Use the hyperlinks below to get to the

websites.

Paint Wallpaper

Paint Paint

Paint quantity and cost calculator

http://web.hgtv.com/hgtv/web/calculator/1,,1,00.html

http://painterforum.com/cal.html

http://www.myhomeideas.com/myhome/calculator/interiorpaint/0,30810,,00.html

WallpaperWallpaper

Wallpaper quantity and cost calculator

http://www.csgnetwork.com/wallpapercalc.html

http://www.americanblinds.com/products/wallpaper/index.asp?P=WP&N=4294967258&home=tab1&zjxj=000T028C1OT7&adc=XGWP&sdf=n&cm_mmc=Google+-_-+Content-_-WALLPAPER-_-content-_-Google%20AdGroup&si=7&ref=1&ref=1

The Process - ActivitiesThe Process - Activities

Activity #5 Shop for new furniture and accessories at the following websites, include at least

three eco-friendly items.http://www.pioneerthinking.com/decormenu.html http://remodelingcenter.com/remodel/story.jsp?storyid=/templatedata/remodel/story/data/1196204080209.xml http://www.remodelingcenter.com/bedroom/planning/

http://home.ivillage.com/decorating/bedrooms/topics/0,,4tjp,00.html

The Process – Activity #5 (cont.)The Process – Activity #5 (cont.)

Eco-Friendly Sites

http://www.qcollection.com/

http://www.pmorganics.com/

http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/home.shtml

The Process - ActivitiesThe Process - Activities

Activity #6 Create a budget of your expenses using Microsoft Excel or another program, make sure to list everything you purchase.

http://www.thebudgetdecorator.com

The Process - ActivitiesThe Process - Activities

Activity#7 Draw a 2D scale diagram of your bedroom after the remodeling is complete using the website below.

http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jsp?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/arrangearoomtest.xml

Sample Diagram

Bedroom DiagramBedroom Diagram

Back to Activity #2 Back to Activity #7

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Standards7th grade 8th grade 9th grade

References

Standards 7th GradeStandards 7th GradeLouisiana

Convert between units in area of U.S. and metric units within the same system (Standard M5) (GLE: 22)

Determine the perimeter and area of composite plane figures by subdivision and area addition (Standard M1, G7) (GLE: 20)

MichiganG.TR.07.03 Understand that in similar polygons, corresponding angles are congruent and theratios of corresponding sides are equal; understand the concepts of similar figures and scale factor.

NETS Performance Standard5.Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum.

6.Design, develop, publish and present products using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.

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Standards 8th GradeStandards 8th GradeLouisiana

Construct, interpret, and use scale drawings in real-life situations (Standard G5, M6, N8) (GLE: 30)

Determine the volume and surface are of prisms and cylinders (Standard M1, G7) (GLE: 17)

CaliforniaStudents know how reactant atoms and molecules interact to form products with different chemical properties. (Standard 5a)

MichiganG.SR.08.08 Sketch a variety of two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional solids including orthogonal views (top, front, and side), picture views (projective or isometric), and nets; use such two-dimensional representations to help solve problems.

G.SR.08.07 Understand the concept of surface area, and find the surface area of prisms, cones, spheres, pyramids, and cylinders.

NETS Performance Standard5. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum.

6.Design, develop, publish and present products using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.

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Standards 9th GradeStandards 9th Grade

LouisianaDetermine appropriate units and scales to use when solving measurement problems (Standard M2, M3, M1) (GLE: 21)

Distinguish between an exact and an approximate answer, and recognize errors introduced by the use of approximate numbers with technology (Standard N3, N4, N7) (GLE: 4)

NETS Performance Standards7.Routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications, and productivity. (4, 5, 6)

10. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others to contribute to a content-related knowledge base by using technology to compile, synthesize, produce, and disseminate information, models, and other creative works. (4, 5, 6)

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ReferencesReferences

Athropolis Productions Limited (2008) Area calculator. Retrieved March 27, 2008

from http://www.athropolis.com/popup/c-area2.htm

American Blinds, Wallpaper & More (2008) Retrieved March 27, 2008 from

http://www.americanblinds.com/products/wallpaper/index.asp?P=WP&N=429496

7258&home=tab1&zjxj=000T028C1OT7&adc=XGWP&sdf=n&cm_mmc=Google+

-_-+Content-_-WALLPAPER-_-content-_-Google%20AdGroup&si=7&ref=1&ref=1

Built-e, Inc (2002) Retrieved March 30, 2008 from

http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/home.shtml

Computer Support Group (2008) CSG area calculator. Retrieved March 27, 2008

from http://www.csgnetwork.com/areacalc.html

References Cont.References Cont.

Computer Support Group (2008) Room wallpaper quantity and cost calculator.

Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://www.csgnetwork.com/wallpapercalc.html

Creative Educators (2008) Dream room design. Retrieved March 26, 2008 from

http://www.thecreativeeducator.com/lessons/current/dream_room.html

Crochran, A. & Johnson, J (2002) Q Collection:Furniture, fabrics & accessories.

Retrieved March 30, 2008 from http://www.qcollection.com/

Fogt, R. (2006) Welcome to OnlineConvesion.com. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from

http://www.onlineconversion.com/room_area.htm

References Cont.References Cont.

iVillage Home & Garden Netwrok (2008) Home decorating:Bedrooms. Retrieved March 28,

2008 from http://home.ivillage.com/decorating/bedrooms/topics/0,,4tjp,00.html

Meredith Corporation (2008) Arrange-a-room. Retreived March 26, 2008 from

http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jsp?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/

arrangearoomtest.xml

Meredith Corporation (2008) Bedroom planning. Retrieved March 26, 2008 from

http://www.remodelingcenter.com/bedroom/planning/

Meredith Corporation (2008) Interior design for the bedroom: 5 tips for bedroom design.

Retreived March 26, 2008 from

http://remodelingcenter.com/remodel/story.jsp?storyid

=/templatedata/remodel/story/data/1196204080209.xml

Refernces Cont.Refernces Cont.

Microsoft Corporation (2008, April 12) Making ends meet. Retrieved March 26, 2008

from http://www.microsoft.com/Education/endsmeet.mspx

Paintforum.com(2007) Room paint quantity and cost calculator. Retrieved March 27,

2008 from http://painterforum.com/cal.html

Pioneer Thinking (2008) Home decorating center. Retrieved March 28, 2008 from

http://www.pioneerthinking.com/decormenu.html

PM Organics (2001) Retrieved March 30, 2008 from http://www.pmorganics.com/

Refernces Cont.Refernces Cont.

Scripps Netwroks, LLC (2008) Paint estimator. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from

http://web.hgtv.com/hgtv/web/calculator/1,,1,00.html

SmartDraw.com (2008) Bedroom designs. Retrieved April 4, 2008 from

http://www.smartdraw.com/examples/preview/index.aspx?example=Bedroom_Floorplan

SPC Digital (2008) Interior paint calculator. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from

http://www.myhomeideas.com/myhome/calculator/interiorpaint/0,30810,,00.html

Wilson, K. (2002) The budget decorator. Retrieved March 26, 2008 from

http://www.thebudgetdecorator.com/

Writer, M (2008) How to maintain a budget using excel. Retrieved March 26, 2008 from

http://www.ehow.com/how_2153400_budget-painlessly-using-microsoft-excel.html

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