Architectural Styles WEB QUEST

Task Definition

You have been commissioned by a retired oil executive to build a property on the Kern River just north/east of Bakersfield.  The client is leaving the design entirely up to you but he stated specifically that he wants the house to be in one of the following architectural styles styles:

This is a good site for finding a particular style.
Have your choice approved by your instructor.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types.html

 

Look at some of these samples:  S:\1202\arch\architect_ppt_2002 

CLICK HERE for a variety of Search engines.

CLICK HERE to learn about advanced search techniques

 

Use this Tutorial for help with PowerPoint. CLICK HERE

 

Review previous Architecture student's projects to decide on a style. CLICK HERE

Southwestern ranch,

Midwestern ranch,

Colonial style,

Victorian style,

Greek revival, 

Georgian,

Hawaiian,

Japanese,

California style,

or any style that you get approval from your instructor to use

 

Info Seeking

It is up to you to research features that are reminiscent of the style he wants.  Search the Internet for pictures and text the answer the following questions.  Save the pictures in a folder and cut and paste the text into a word document.

 

Look for ....floor plans, elevations, pictures, detail drawings, perspectives, 3D models, renderings, quotes from architects, sound bites, etc… anything that will help you communicate the features of this style to class. 

Be sure to save the websites that you get the information from.  You will need to include them in the resource page of your presentation like you would site references on a research paper.

 

Questions

1.      What are the common characteristics of this style? 
   What makes this style distinctive?

2.      From what time in history did this style originate?

3.      How was this style influenced by the climate that it originated from?

4.      What kinds of unique materials are used in this style?

5.      Are there any unique characteristics of the layout/floor plan of the style?

6. What other architectural styles is it similar to or influenced by?
7.      Who were the architects that pioneered this style?

 

Location and Access

You will use the Internet for your information searching and MS-PowerPoint to present your findings to class in the form of a presentation.  Be sure to save all of the sites that you feel are good into your favorites.

 

–You will do this project on your own

–You will browse the Internet looking for pages that relate to your topic.  

–You will right click on images and save them to your H:        

–You will save the best sites into your “favorites” folder and complete the assignments outlined in the resources section.

–You will save any useful resources to your H:\

 

Use of Information and Synthesis

Save the PPT presentation in the root directory of your H drive and call it i.e. 
“webquest”  ( no spaces or capital letters in your file name)

 

Your PPT presentation should be as follows

Slide 1- Your name/  name of the architectural style,
Slide 2- From what time in history did this style originate?

Slide 3, 4, 5,- What are the common characteristics of this style? 
Slide 6, 7, 8- What kinds of unique materials are used in this style?
Slide 9- What makes this style distinctive?

Slide 10- How was this style influenced by the climate that it originated from?

Slide 11- What other architectural styles is it similar too?

Slide 12- Who were the architects that pioneered this style?

Slide 13- Link to the site you used as resources

 

Does your presentation look good?

– an eye catching introduction
– proper spelling and grammar
keep text short and simple -  use only short portions of text-

– LESS TEXT-MORE PICTURES- 
– make your pictures as large as possible
– Use subtle backgrounds-wild background make it difficult to make text stand out 
– Contrast cool colors with warm colors-  outline the text if needed COLOR WHEEL
– Make your all of your text is very Legible 
– Use the title bar for the text- this will create a nice outline view when you presentation is saved as a webpage.

 

– Do not overuse special effects (especially animations).  
       Having a slide take to long to appear makes your presentation unprofessional

– Do not use effects that animate individual items on the slide 
  you should have the entire slide appear at once with the exception of arrows that will point out specific elements
– Use only fast transitions.
– Chose a common color scheme (that matches your pictures) to give your presentation unity.
    Don't make each slide a different color.  

 

Before you are done check the following...
Did you answer all of the questions?
Is your text legible?
Do you use a common color scheme?  Does the show have unity?
Do you have a resources slide?

Did you save it into your digport folder and link it?

 

Peer Evaluation

 

How do I get this into my digital portfolio?
 http://web/stockdale/binsfeld/ppt_to_web_conversion.htm 

 

Oral Presentation

– be sure you know how to pronounce the terminology 
– don't replace your oral presentation- put up just the main points-   
Don't recite all of the text in the presentation- 

 

Evaluation

Your grade for this project will be based on the completeness of the Web Quest Presentation and on the Web Site Evaluation Template.  Your goal is to communicate what you learned from your research to the rest of class and myself. Your classmates will evaluate your presentation using the following Rubric. 

1= Beginning
2= Developing
3= Accomplished
4= Exemplary

Motivational Effectiveness of Introduction

1. Introduction is purely factual, with no appeal or relevance to class.

2. Introduction relates very little to the learner's interests

3. Introduction relates somewhat to the learner's interests and/or describes a compelling question or problem.

4. The Introduction draws the listener into the lesson by relating to the learner's interests. Presenters and topics are introduced.

 

Overall Aesthetics- Overall visual appeal

1.   Background is gray. There are few or no graphic elements. No variation in layout or typography.

2.  Color is garish and/or typographic variations are overused and legibility suffers.

3.     There are a few graphic elements. There is some variation in type size, color, and layout.

4.   Appealing graphic elements are included appropriately.  Many graphical elements included.

 

Focused Topic

1.      The presentations information rambles and does not answer the (11) Info Seeking questions

2.      Presentation briefly mentions (11) questions, but gives few details

3.      Satisfactorily answers most of the (11) questions

4.      Project answers all (11) questions in full detail

 

Well organized

1.     Presentation  has no logical sequence

2.      Presentation’s sequence is confusing

3.      The presentation is somewhat sequential and organized in a clear manner

4.      Each portion begins with clearly stated objectives and follows a logical sequence, an introduction and summary are included

 

Clear and Understandable

1.      Very difficult to follow

2.      Mostly difficult to follow and understand

3.      Mostly easy to understand

4.     Very clear and easy to follow the information

 

Correct grammar and spelling

1.      Very frequent grammar and/or spelling errors

2.      A few grammar and/or spelling errors

3.      Only one or two errors in spelling/grammar

4.        All grammar and spelling is correct