Introduction
This activity will help you better identify different housing styles.
Task
Your job is to use the internet to gain skills and information about housing styles. In addition you will learn distigishing features of a specific style, know why this housing style is significant, the years this house was being buit and any other important information
Process
1. Using the housing websites below research the housing style that was assigned to you.
- http://www.cmhpf.org/kids/guideboox/oldhouseguide.html
- http://earthship.org
- http://www.diynetwork.com/home-improvement/24-popular-architectural-hom…
- http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/House-Styles/
- http://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/exteriors/curb-appeal/house-styles/
- http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1228909_1132066,00.htm
2. Create a free login to one of the following sites and create a virtual poster about your assigned topic.
3. E-mail me the completed link
Evaluation
You will be graded on the following
- Name of the house
- Picture of the house
- Distigishing facts
- Time of when the house was built
- Housing style signifigance
- Additional Interesting facts
- Presentation of the assigned topic to group members
Conclusion
Upon compltetion of this project you will have a better understanding of housing styles.