Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Building Construction Term 2 Records of Work 2026. The PDF version is also available upon your request. Tailored precisely to the updated KICD-approved curriculum design, this document is an excellent companion to any KICD-approved coursebook and maps seamlessly to your Term 2 schemes of work and lesson plans.

  This outline provides complete guidance through the Term 2 2026 Grade 10 Building Construction syllabus.

  • Number of Weeks: 1 to 13 (Weeks 9 and 14 are reserved for the mid-term break, end-of-term 2 revision, and examination activities)
  • Number of Lessons/Periods per Week: 5

  It covers the following strands and sub-strands:

  • Building Construction Processes
    • Foundations (Week 1): Explain the functions of foundations in buildings, identify types of foundations used in construction, interpret strip foundation plans from drawings, prepare trenches for strip foundations, and lay a strip foundation using appropriate procedures.
    • Timbering (Weeks 2-3): Explain the purpose of timbering in construction, identify materials used, describe types of timbering, illustrate timbering methods suitable for different soils, explain safety precautions, explain and demonstrate procedures of timbering trenches, construct simple timbering supports, and discuss advantages.
    • Foundation Walling (Weeks 4-5): Identify materials used in foundation walling, set out foundation walls using profile boards, construct masonry foundation walls, explain bonding in masonry work, illustrate types of masonry bonds, construct wall sections using stretcher bond, backfill foundation trenches, explain the importance of foundation walls, and evaluate masonry work quality.
    • Ground Floors (Weeks 6-7): Identify types of ground floors, explain components of a solid ground floor, sketch construction details, describe the process of constructing ground floors, discuss safety during construction, prepare ground for floor construction, construct a hardcore layer, install damp proof membranes, lay concrete slabs, and explain the curing of concrete floors.
  • Building Services
    • Plumbing Tools and Equipment (Weeks 8-10): Identify plumbing tools, explain functions, demonstrate safe use, perform simple plumbing tasks, explain and perform routine care and maintenance of plumbing tools, and evaluate correct tool usage.
    • Plumbing Materials (Weeks 11-12): Identify materials used in plumbing, describe properties, select appropriate materials, match materials to uses, explain advantages of different materials, compare plastic and metal pipes, and describe corrosion resistance and thermal properties.
    • Pipework (Week 13): Identify types of pipes and fittings, prepare pipes for joining, explain procedures of pipe joining, perform pipe bending, and discuss safety in pipework operations.
• File Size:

  45.32 KB
• Category:

  Records of Work
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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