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Principles of Interior Design

A collaborative lesson between Family and Consumer Science 1 and Art Design 1

Interactive Game: “Home Sweet Home”

Date Submitted: July 15, 2014

By

Krisann Johnson

and

Chasity Howard

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Statement of instructional goals and objectives:

South Carolina State Standards

Family and Consumer Science 1 Standard:J1. Evaluate housing options in relation to available resources.

Design 1 Standard:VAHS- 2.4 Apply elements of artistic design specific to individual media. VAHS- 4.1 Communicate an understanding of the relationship between the media arts and other art disciplines and other content areas.

https://ed.sc.gov/agency/se/instructional-practices-and-evaluations/

Goals

Students will display knowledge of the basics of elements and principles of design.

Students will be able to evaluate the use of elements and principles of design. Students will be able to navigate through an online gaming database applying the

elements and principles of interior design.

Objectives

Objective 1: Describe the elements and principles of design and the effects that can be created with each.Objective 2: Apply the elements and principles of design are used in the design of a room.Objective 3: Create a living space applying elements and principles of design through an online interactive interior design game.

Learner Characteristics:The groups of learners are 9th graders at H.E. McCracken Middle School in Bluffton,

South Carolina, and make up six individual FACS and Design 1 classes. The students

range in ages from 14 to 17 with the most common age being age 15. There are 142

students total including 60 girls and 82 boys. These classes are comprised of 31 African

Americans, 5 Asian, 63 Caucasians, and 43 Hispanic. Six of the students have been

identified as having an IEP (Individual Education Plan). There are seven students with a

504 Student Accommodation Plan. There are four students with a BIP (Behavior

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Intervention Plan). Twenty-nine students are being served by the ESOL (English

Speakers of Other Languages) program and range from levels 1 to 5.

To gather the above mentioned information about the groups of learners, there were

several methods used. To start, the student’s information that is logged into

PowerSchool was reviewed. This database was used to gather student gender, race

and birthdates. Student files from the guidance office were used to determine IEPs,

504s and BIPs. Information for ESOL students was gathered from the lead ESOL

teacher.

Prerequisite skill & knowledge:

Be able to navigate software databases

Be able to access the internet

Be able to print image

Content and Instructional Strategies:

Lesson 1: Introducing the Elements and Principles of Design

Objective 1: Describe the elements and principles of design and the effects that each creates.

Motivational Strategy: Ask the students “Have you ever thought about redesign your bedroom?” Ask the students to think about how an online game could help them design a room.

Initial Presentation: Help the class identify the elements and principles of design through a teacher generated Prezi.

Activity: In a group discussion, instruct the students to start an online discuss wall on TodaysMeet circulating the topic of the goal and purpose of elements and principles of design in reference to interior design. Next, while working individually, ask the students to explain the purpose of elements and principles of design in reference to interior design. Instruct the students to post one response to the question on the class Padlet wall and to comment on another student’s post.

Lesson 2: Applying the Elements and Principles of Interior Design

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Objective 2: Apply the elements and principles of design are used in the design of a room.

Motivational Strategy: Ask the students “Have you ever thought about being an interior designer?” Explain to the students how and interior designer uses the elements and principles of design when thinking of ideas for a room.

Initial Presentation: Students will assume the role of interior designer for this lesson. Students will have printed examples of rooms displaying the elements and principles of design or the lack of thereof.

Activity: Students will work as a group critiquing each room. Each group will give a mini presentation to the class to express their thoughts on each room. Individually, students will research rooms online and find examples of how the elements and principles are used well and poorly. Each example will be posted on a class Padlet wall.

Lesson 3: Elements and Principles of Interior Design through Online Gaming

Objective 3: Create a living space applying elements and principles of design through an online interactive interior design game.Motivational Strategy: Ask the students “Who likes to play games?” Then ask, “Are you ready to put your skills and knowledge of elements and principles of design to use while designing a room?” Explain to the students that they will be playing an online game of interior design.

Initial Presentation: To introduce the game “Home Sweet Home,” the teacher will give a demonstration using the interactive board. Teacher will display how to play the game and its options. Also, students will be able to ask questions about playing the game.

Activity: Students will view rubric of the assignment that will be complete while playing “Home Sweet Home.” After reviewing rubric and expectations, students will login and begin designing a room through the game. Students must include the use 3 elements and 3 principles of design in their room. They must use computer tool “Snipping” by creating screen shots of their room. Students will print out pictures and display work throughout the classroom.

Learner Assessment:

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Lesson 1 Assessment: Students will be graded based their posts and responses to the two discussions. They must display descriptions of elements and principles of design and the effects that each creates on interior design.

Lesson 2 Assessment: Students will be graded based on their participation in group presentations. They will also receive a grade for individual posts to the Padlet wall. They must post one example of a well-designed room and one poor example.

Lesson 3 Assessment: Teacher will grade students’ final designs according to a rubric. Student must include 3 elements and 3 principles of design in the design of the room.

Rubric:Below

AverageAverage Above Average Excellent Score

Elements and Principles of design

60pts

The assignment showed little evidence of any understanding of the Elements and Principles of Art; no evidence of planning.

Student displayed 2 or less examples of elements and principles.

The student did the assignment adequately, yet it show lack of planning and little evidence that an overall design was planned.

Student displayed 4 examples of elements and principles.

The artwork shows that the student applied the Elements and Principles of design effectively; showed an awareness of filling the space adequately.

Student displayed 6 examples of elements and principles.

Planned carefully and showed an awareness of the Elements and Principles of Design; chose color scheme carefully, used space effectively.

Student displayed 6 examples of elements and principles.

Creativity/Originality

20pts

The student showed no evidence of original thought.

The student tried an idea, but it lacked originality; might have copied work.

The student tried a few ideas before selecting one; or based work on someone else’s idea; made decisions after referring to one source; solved the problem in a logical way.

The student explored several choices before selecting one; tried unusual combinations on several ideas; demonstrated understanding and problem solving skills.

Effort

10pts

The project was completed with minimum effort.

The student finished the project, but it could have been improved; adequate interpretation of the assignment, but lacking

The student worked hard and completed the project, but with extra effort it might have been outstanding.

The project was continued until it was as complete as the student could make it; gave effort far beyond that required.

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finish.Craftsmanship

10pts

The student showed below average craftsmanship, lack of pride in finished work.

The student showed craftsmanship; but not as good as it could have been, a bit careless.

Some directions were not followed with an attention to detail. With a little more effort, the work could have been outstanding; lacks the finishing touches.

The design was beautiful and patiently done; it was as good as hard work can make it. Directions were followed for specific techniques appropriate to the process of this particular project.

Teacher Comments Grade:

Evaluation:

Survey for the Learner

1. Upon completion of this lesson, how confident are you in your ability to design a room according to the principles of interior design?1-Not confident /2-a little confident /3-not sure /4-very confident /5-I knew how to already

2. Based on your experience, how easy or difficult was the content in this lesson?1-too easy /2-a little easy /3-average /4-a little difficult /5-too difficult

3. Were the lesson directions clear and easy to understand?1-not clear /2-a little clear /3-not sure /4-pretty clear /5-very clear

4. Is this topic something you were interested in learning before this lesson?1-not interested /2-a little interested /3-not sure /4-pretty interested /5-very interested

5. Is there anything in this lesson you did not understand? Explain.

6. Are there any improvements that could be made to this lesson? Explain.

7. How did playing the online interior design game influence your learning the content of this lesson?

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Game Resource and Pictures:

http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/2442/home-sweet-home/index.html

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