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 Activities
- Select a useful construction project.
vocational education facility
motel; cafe
recreation hall
- Plan type of building, foundation, location;
draw up plans; order materials.
- If you use foundation funds, they cannot be used
for construction materials.
solicit donations of logs or complete structures
that may be dismantled for
use from individuals or the community
acquire materials through other grants/funding
sources (councils, corporations, vocational education program
funds)
the school district might find instructors/supervisors.
- Build the foundation and close building before
freeze-up; then work on interior.
Resources
- funds
- materials (construction, plumbing, heating, electrical)
- texts
- local experts
- Building in the North
- How to Build a Super Insulated House
- Cooperative Extension Service
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Variations
- Build items that can be marketed
(e.g., storage or sno-go sheds):
have students set up an accounting
system and manage bookkeeping.
- Teach baskic skills in four
nine-week segments:
divide class into four groups, each
to work one quarter, half every day on-the-job
before splitting into groups, you
might want to do enough inital planning to order
necessary materials
first quarter, plan basic frame or
log cabin structure; construct exterior
second quarter, plan a house wiring
diagram: learn to read an electrical blueprint; put in
wiring and fixtures
third quarter, plan plumbing; plumb
house
fourth quarter, finish house:
select a design for the interior; install sheetrock,
varnish logs, install molding, install
fixtures.
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