Summary
Watt goes to work with his dad and finds out that a building starts as a drawing long before anyone picks up a hammer. He follows a plan from sketch to construction site. A clear look at one job and the skills it takes.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Three quick questions to run after the short.
- What does an architect do before a building gets built?
- Why is it important to have a plan first?
- What building near our school would you like to design?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: architect, plan, blueprint.
Try it: Draw a plan for a room you would design and label two things in it.