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For the Juniors: Drawing a floor plan

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For the Juniors: Drawing a floor plan

SUBJECTS:  Maths

YEARS:  3–4, 5–6


How do we know what a house will look like before it is built?

Discover how house plans work by looking at the design of a house that Hugo's family is going to build.

See how a floor plan shows the room layout.

See drawings of what the house will look like from different views.


Things to think about

  1. 1.Have you seen house plans before? Imagine that you have to draw the layout. How will you do it? How can you make sure the drawing closely represents the real layout?
  2. 2.The main plan shows a view of the house from above. See if you can spot the view of the house from the front. What do the different square and rectangular shapes on the floor plan show? How would the builder know what size to build each room?
  3. 3.Make a model of your house or your ideal house from building blocks. How do you get the size of each room just right? Draw what this house looks like from above (bird's-eye view) without the roof. Draw what it looks like from the front (front view) with the roof. See if someone else can create the house from your plans, using blocks.
  4. 4.Make a model of your ideal bedroom. Include a window, bed and other items. What else does it have? Draw a plan of the room. Include a scale and show the length (L) and width (W) of the room in metres. Work out the area of the room (L x W). Use the scale to work out the size of furniture such as your bed.



Date of broadcast: 23 Jul 2001


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