Topic:
Planning Your Dream Room
By: David Soares
IntroductionTaskProcessPower
Point Requirement
ResourcesEvaluationConclusion
Have you ever imagined what it
would be like to design your own room? You could pick the color of
your paint, decide if you would like carpeting or tiles, and choose the
furniture you wish. Would you have a TV? Where would you put
it? How about a computer station... and a play station.. and a stereo
system? Would they all fit?
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Task
You have the chance to design your
own room. However, before you get excited about buying all new items,
you will need to plan a room layout. You will need to find out the
correct length and width of your room. You will also need to figure
out the volume of large pieces of furniture, such as your bed, bureau,
and desk. Make a list to help you plan your work Painting comes
before carpeting. Carpeting comes before adding furniture.
Your task will be exciting but challenging.
For this assignment you will be
creating a Power Point presentation to take your classmates through the
steps of creating your dream room.
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Process
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Measure the length and width of your
room
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Compute the volume of the bed, bureau,
and desk that you would like to have in your room.
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Decide on your room color.
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Measure your floor for tile or carpeting.
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Make a sequential list of the tasks
that need to be completed.
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Be sure to add all types of accessories
from curtains to stereo systems.
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Use the Resource section below to help
you do the calculations correctly and find the items that you will purchase
for your room.
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You may use other sites on the web
to comparison shop.
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Take your classmates through your decorating
process by creating a slide show on Power Point.
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Make a class presentation of your final
project.
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Use your time wisely. This project
requires research, decision making, and careful planning.
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Power Point Requirements
Your Power Point presentation should contain at least
seven slides. Watch for spelling errors. Be sure to include
graphics, animation, and sound effects in your slide show. Save your
work on a disk.
Slide One
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Title page.
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Include your name, the date, and class.
Slide Two
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Show your sequential list of tasks.
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Include your measurements, materials needed, tasks to be
done, and budget.
Slide Three
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Painting your room.
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Include color, measurements, area, amount of paint needed,
and cost.
Slide Four
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Carpeting or floor tiles?
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Include material, measurements, area, and cost.
Slide Five
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Furnishing your room.
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Include pieces of furniture, measurements, volume, and cost.
Slide Six
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Add accessories from curtains to stereo systems.
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Include types of accessories, measures, sizes, and cost.
Slide Seven
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Conclusion.
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Include final cost and your critique on your dream room.
Math
Assistance:
You will be evaluated using the
following grading scale:
| Taking accurate measurements. |
10 Points |
| Computing areas and volumes. |
25 Points |
| Computing the total cost of designing
your room. |
20 Points |
| Sequentially detailing your tasks. |
10 Points |
| Developing a Power Point slide
show. |
20 Points |
| Class presentation. |
15 Points |
Are you happy with the way your room looks? You
have now found out that designing a room entails many different tasks.
Just imagine if you had to plan your whole apartment. Would you consider
a career as an interior decorator?
