Unit 3 Lessons
Welcome to Unit 3: Designing for Life
This unit is still under construction.
Table of Contents
13 Design Detectives
14 Floor Plans Project
15 Selecting Products
16 Unit Project
17 Sims 4 Builds Project
3A.
Elements of Design: PART 1
To Do:
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Check Your Understanding
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Elements of Design: PART 2
To Do:
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Check Your Understanding
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3B.
Principles of Design
To Do:
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Check Your Understanding
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Do the "Design Detectives" assignment (ask Ms. U for a copy)
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3C
Floor Plans
In this lesson, you will:
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analyze floor plans to determine functionality, efficiency, and safety
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create a floor plan
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To Do:
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Get the notes (you may also download them)​
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Check Your Understanding after each section
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​Complete the Floor Plan project
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Ask the teacher for the room 208 floor plan. It is on scaled graph paper, but you will still need to measure the walls.​
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Or, if you want to edit it digitally, get the pdf file here and "Open With" Adobe Illustrator.
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3D.
Selecting Interior Products
In this lesson, you will:
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consider and use criteria for selecting interior backgrounds and furniture.
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To Do:
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Get the notes (you may also download them)​
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Check Your Understanding after each section
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3E.
Furniture Styles
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To Do:
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Read the text on Arranging Furniture
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Check Your Understanding (below)
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Project: Putting a Plan Together
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Choose: Interior Design Project OR Architectural Design Project​
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If you choose Interior Design, and want the Photoshop templates, you can get them here.
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3F.
Using 3D Software
THE SIMS
PROJECT
For this Final Project, you will need to have Sims 4 installed on your computer. It is free.
To Install Sims 4:
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Check if the Sims 4 is already installed. If not, proceed to the next step.
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Check if your computer has the EA App. If it doesn't, download and Install the EA App.
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You will probably get a popup asking for a password, tell me and I'll get it for you. These passwords change constantly.
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Make an account if you do not have one already. You may use your personal or student email.
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Install the Sims 4.
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You will need to use the Powerpoint template to complete your project (since you need to include screenshots). However, you can get printable instructions here.
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