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Bill of Materials Task

Content Outcomes:

  • Use an architectural scale fluently
  • Analyze different building materials
  • Use resources to find prices for building materials

Process Outcomes:

  • Use communication skills in a team setting
  • Accept responsibilities and meet deadlines
  • Apply problem solving skills in various situations
  • Practice oral communication skills

Task: Create a bill of materials that covers the cost of every material that goes into building a house.

Task overview: The students will analyze their floor plan to figure out how much of each material they will need to build the house. All aspects of the house will be included, such as rough carpentry, electrical, masonry, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and others. All materials will then be calculated by their cost to find a total for all materials.

Bill of Materials (Student Handout)

Scenario: Now that you have your bill of materials done, you realize that you have put together a bill of materials for the construction of the house. To do this, you must call around to different hardware stores and get prices on each of the materials that goes into the construction of the home. Then, using your set of blueprints, calculate all of your materials to come up with a total cost of materials. Remember to make your calculations exact because if you under calculate any items, the difference in cost will come out of your paycheck!

Bill of Materials

Group Name ___________________

Group Members _________________ __________________ _________________

_________________ ____________________

Criteria
5
3
1
Items from list of materials are in bill of materials All items from list are in bill of materials Most items from list are in bill of materials Few items from list are in bill of materials
Prices of materials are correct Prices are correct Prices are incorrect

Amount of materials and calculation of cost is correct
X3

All amounts of materials and calculation of cost is correct Most amounts of materials and calculation of cost is correct Few amounts of materials and calculation of cost is correct

Total
_____/ 25 pts

 

 
 
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