Area+Webquest

=**Introduction**= You have found a new home that you are interested in buying! The price is right, but there are a lot of renovations that need to be done in order to make it your dream home. Below is a list of the renovations that need to be done.
 * New Paint, Flooring and Floorboards in the Living Room
 * New Shingles on the Roof
 * New Circular Pool and Fencing in the backyard
 * New Island in the Kitchen
 * Gardens in the front yard
 * New Driveway

Your job, along with a partner of your choice, is to calculate the final cost of your dream home! Choose the appropriate materials, while keeping a reasonable budget in mind. CAUTION: You and your partner will receive the same grade on this webquest. Choose your partner wisely. If I feel that there is a problem with you and your partner's work on this webquest at any point throughout the project, you will be responsible for finishing the project on your own.

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Use the following floor plan to help you.
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Task 1: New Paint in the Living Room
You are painting the 10 foot high ceiling white, and the four walls the color of your choice. How much will it cost to paint the living room? Be sure to list where you got your paint, and how much it costs per unit. You will also need to research how far a gallon of paint will get you!

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Task 2: New Flooring in the Living Room
You can choose the type of flooring that you would prefer in the living room. Be sure to give an explanation for your choice, and list where you purchased your flooring and how much it costs per square yard. **Hint:** In figuring out how much area you need to cover, you may have to convert your living room dimensions into yards.

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Task 3: New Floorboards in the Living Room
You may choose the type of floorboard that you would prefer in the living room. Be sure to give an explanation for your choice, and list where you purchased your floorboards and how much they cost per yard.

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Task 4: New Shingles on the Roof
If the peak of your roof measures 20 feet across, the base of your roof measures 35 feet in the front and back, and 20 feet on either side, and the distance from the base to the peak is 15 feet, how much will is cost to put new shingles on the roof? You may choose the type of shingles you prefer. Be sure to give an explanation for your choice, and list where you purchased your shingles and how much they cost per square foot. It is not necessary to include the cost of other roofing materials such as roofing paper, etc. You should focus on the shingles only. **Hint:** What shapes are the faces of the roof? Look at the picture in the Introduction!

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Task 5: New Circular Pool in Backyard
If your backyard is 60 feet by 40 feet, select a circular pool of your choice. Be sure to give the dimensions of your pool, an explanation for your choice of pool, and where you purchased the pool.

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Task 6: New Fencing around Circular Pool
If you want to fence in a circular area around the pool, choose a type of fencing and how much area you want to be enclosed. Be sure to give the dimensions of the enclosed area, and find the amount of space inside the fence. Be sure to give an explanation for your type of fencing and the area you decided to enclose. List where you purchased your fencing and how much it costs per foot.

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Task 7: New Island in the Kitchen
You may choose the shape and placement of your island. Pay attention to the dimensions of the floor space of the kitchen in the floor plan above. You will need to use Google Sketchup to design your island. The link for your model kitchen is the **HammondKitchen.skp** file below. Make sure you make your island 3 Dimensional. Save your model as KitchenPeriodNumberPartnersLastNames.skp. (Example: Kitchen1HammondKuniak.skp) When finished with your model, email it to hammondmath@gmail.com with both partners last names and your period number as the subject line. (Example: 1HammondKuniak) Give an explanation for your choice of shape and placement of the island. Be sure to include the cost of all island materials (Base, countertop, etc.) List where you purchased your island materials and give a breakdown of cost per item. For this task, research the cost of countertop to help you decide where to purchase your materials.



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Task 8: Gardens in the Front Yard
If your front yard is 40 feet by 40 feet, design gardens to landscape. You will need to use Google Sketchup to design your gardens. The link for your model front yard is the **HammondGardens.skp** file below. Make sure you make your gardens are 3 Dimensional and show all lanscaping items for the gardens in the model. Save your model as GardensPeriod NumberPartnersLastNames.skp. (Example: Gardens1HammondKuniak.skp) When finished with your model, email it to hammondmath@gmail.com with your period number and both partners last names as the subject line. (Example: 1HammondKuniak) Give an explanation as to how you have decided to landscape your gardens. Be sure to include the cost of all garden materials (Ground Covering, Edging, and Landscaping Items for the Gardens only). List where you purchased your gardening items and give a breakdown of cost per landscaping item. For this task, research the cost of ground covering to help you decide where to purchase your materials.



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Task 9: New Driveway
You driveway slants toward the road, From the garage door to the road is 40 feet and the perpendicular width of the driveway is 12 feet. Given that gravel costs $18.00/ square yard, stone costs $27.00/ square yard, asphalt costs $45.00/ square yard and concrete costs $90.00/ square yard choose a type of material for your new driveway. Be sure to give an explanation for your choice of type of material.

Task 10: What is the total cost of renovations?
Don't forget this final step!!

=﻿Google Docs Instructions:=

You will be doing all of your work for this webquest in a Google Docs document. Only one partner should do this! You will need to save the file below Area Webquest Template.docx by right clicking on it and selecting Save Target As... After you save it, log into Google docs (docs.google.com) and click Upload. Choose Select Files to Upload and choose the file. Then click Start Upload at the bottom. You will then need to go back to Google Docs and right click to rename the file - name it with your period number and both partners last names. (Example: 1HammondKuniak) You must share this document with me. Click on Share and then Share Settings. In order to add people, type in their email address next to add people. You will need to add my email chammond344@gmail.com and your partners gmail email.



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