Trading+Spaces

__**Trading Spaces**__

A webquest designed for 4th/5th grades by Chris Crites Modified by Cheryl Canfield
 * __Introduction__**[[image:http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/ps_starnon.gif width="35" height="80"]]

The producers of the popular series Design on a Dime and Trading Spaces have combined their shows to create a new show titled "Trading Design Spaces". This new series will be about creating dream bedrooms for kids. The producers are looking for bright, creative, talented young designers to come up with winning bedroom designs. The winners will become the hosts of the new series and win their own dream bedroom design.
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The Task __** Your creative design team must come up with a winning bedroom design on a budget of $500. Since designers must be very good at math skills, you may be asked to complete a couple of written tasks to practice your mathematical design abilities. You must also create a power point proposal communicating your design ideas, a floor plan using a 1 cm. grid paper, and a budget to submit to the producers. Remember, you must stay within your budget!

The Process Through the combined efforts of your design team you will produce a bedroom design for a 10' x 12' bedroom to submit to the producers following the steps below. Your design team will be approved by your teacher and will consist of two interior design experts. Each bedroom must be designed to have a twin bed - and remember to stay within your $500 budget.

[|Day One - Dream and Brainstorm] [|Day Two - Plan] [|Day Three - Shop 'Till You Drop] [|Day Four - Add it Up] [|Day Five - Prepare your proposal] [|Day Six - Show your Stuff]



Dream - What kind of theme will your room have? Today is the day for your team to get your creative juices flowing. What kind of bedroom design theme will you choose...Tye Dye... Cars... Safari? What colors will you choose.... blue. .. red ... purple ? The choices are endless so you need to agree on a some ideas or a theme. Create a diagram using Inspiration planning your project, your concept ideas, your furniture ideas, your design needs, tools etc. Need inspiring ideas? Try the links below to help you get started. [|Decorating Kids Rooms] [|Painting A Room] [|Get Decorating] [|Decorating Ideas for Boys Rooms] [|Wall Murals for Kids] [|About Decorating for Teens] ||
 * __ Day One - Dream and Brainstorm __[[image:http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/ps_smyellow.gif width="38" height="36"]]

Plan - How much will you need? Designers must have a solid understanding about perimeter and area. Go to the sites below to practice area and perimeter before completing the written math task for your room. Go to [|Perimeter Explorer] Read everything CAREFULLY. Practice finding the area of several figures. Now, for review, go to [|Math Goodies - Perimeter.] Read carefully and do exercises 1-3. Go to [|Area Explorer]. Read everything CAREFULLY. Practice finding the area of several figures. Now try [|Math Goodies - Area.] Read carefully and do exercises 1-3.
 * __ Day Two - Plan  __[[image:http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/ps_smyellow.gif width="38" height="36"]]

Next, you'll need to learn how to compute the wallpaper and border needed. [|Do it yourself]

Now that you have agreed about your design theme and have sharpened your math design skills you will need to complete the worksheet ( download [|pdf].) so you will be ready to go shopping for supplies tomorrow. ||



Go to the [|Speciality-Designs-For-Less] store to purchase your supplies. You must purchase a bed. Print out and complete the [|order form] ( [|download pdf]) to turn in with final proposal. Don't forget to include shipping charges and do not exceed your $500 limit. When you have finished shopping, create a floor plan of your 10' x 12' dream room using 1 cm. [|graph paper]. Be sure to add all of your furniture items and to label everything. Keep this floor plan to turn in as part of your proposal. || Create a worksheet using Microsoft Excel to list purchases and amount spent. Create a graph using this information to show how you spent your money. Print out a copy to submit and you may want to save the graph to paste in your power point proposal later. ||
 * __ Day Three - Shop 'Till You Drop! __[[image:http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/ps_smyellow.gif width="38" height="36"]]
 * __ Day Four - Add it Up  __[[image:http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/ps_smyellow.gif width="38" height="36"]]



Create a Powerpoint Proposal convincing the producers your proposal is the greatest! Be sure to dazzle the producers with your creativity and imagination! Your powerpoint should include your theme, colors, design ideas, and graph showing amounts spent. You must also submit your floor plan on graph paper and budget print out. ||
 * __ Day Five - WOW 'EM- Prepare Your Proposal __[[image:http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/ps_smyellow.gif width="38" height="36"]]



Today is the day for you to show off your design ideas to the producers. Only one team will be chosen to host the show and win their dream bedroom! Good Luck! The producers (classmates) will vote after all proposals are given. ||
 * __ Day Six - Show your stuff! __[[image:http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/ps_smyellow.gif width="38" height="36"]]

Evaluation Students were asked to complete a powerpoint presentation, budget (including graph), and a floor plan. Scoring Guides are provided for each project. Worksheet scoring guide is also included if individual grades were not taken.

Written reflections should be given as a final evaluation component. The written reflection will allow the students to reflect on information learned and experiences throughout the webquest. (Grading is teaching option)

Optional  Constructed Response : Is it important for a person to have a place or space of his/her very own? Why or why not?


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__**Conclusion**__ You've worked hard and proven your creative talent and design capabilities. With your math skills you've demonstrated that you can face a real-life designers challenge successfully. Congratulations, I hope you can design your own real-life dream bedroom someday!

__**Credits & References**__ Images were provided by [|www.fullmoongraphics.com.] Special thanks for the area and perimeter practice sites which were found on an excellent webquest titled [|Design a Fun House.]