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02-29-08
Riddle:
How can you add eight 8's to get the 1,000 using only addition?

Geometry Questions:

1. Hector knows that Mr. Walter doesn't like the color red. So he decides to paint the floor of his classroom red. Each can of paint can cover 10 square feet. He needs to know the area of the classroom, to find how much paint is needed to cover Mr. Walter's entire floor.

02-15-08
This is my script for this week.

Hi my name is Marty and I'm going to tell you about my cafeteria design. In my design I am using plenty of natural light.There will be windows all over the structure providing not only light but also heat. Windows will be able to open to create a breeze to help cool the building. Solar panels will be included to help power the lights.

02-08-08
This is the script for our podcast.

Marty: Hi my name is Marty

Nelly: Hi my name is Nelly

Marty: And today we will talk about orthographic projections and isometric drawings.

Nelly: We will start with orthographic projections.

Marty: In architectural drafting we do the plan view first and project off to create the other views called elevations.

Nelly: These views help us get a better perspective of the building or object we are drawing.

Marty: These views can be scaled down to a suitable size and printed out for use by construction workers, contractors, and others working on the building.

Nelly: Anyone easily measure these drawings with an architect scale.

Marty: In AutoCAD we set our polar tracking to 30 degrees to draw isometric drawings.

Nelly: The object that is being drawn is aligned with three isometric axes at 120 degrees from each other.

Marty: These three axes make up the isometric drawing.

Nelly: Isometric drawings give us a three-point perspective.

Marty: You can get a better view of the building or object you are drawing because you are seeing three different views at once.

Nelly: The measurements on an isometric drawing are the same as on the elevations.

Marty: An isometric view is similar to a perspective drawing.

Nelly: In an isometric drawing the lines can be measured.

Marty: But in a perspective drawing the lines go to a vanishing point and you don't get the exact measurement.

Nelly: Well this concludes our podcast for today.

Marty: Until next time, this is Marty.

Nelly: And this is Nelly.

02-04-08
For natural light I would put in plenty of windows. Solar panels would be placed in a location where they receive the most sun light. I would use materials that store heat and release it in the winter. Wind energy could work to power the lights in the cafeteria as well. Sky lights would be provided for extra lighting.

01-18-08
This week we continued working on the tutorial that we started last week. We finished the tutorial Thursday and started on a new project in Revit. In the project we are making a kitchen. We are putting everything you would see in a normal kitchen in this project. The walls are 18'x18' and the rest of the decisions are up to us.

01-11-08
This week we started working with Revit. We've been following a tutorial that shows us the basics of the program. The tutorial is a 2-story home that is built on a hill. Revit is similar to CAD, but it makes things easier. Instead of having to extrude things into a 3D form, Revit makes a 3D model of your floor plan for you. We are going to finish this tutorial next week.