Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Building Construction Schemes of Work Term 1 2026. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  The schemes of work covers 6 lessons per week.

  The main reference material is the KICD Curriculum Design for Building Construction.

  The document covers the following strands, sub-strands, and topics:

  • Strand 1.0: Foundation of Building Construction
    • Sub-strand 1.1: Introduction to Building Construction
      • Functions of a building in day-to-day life.
      • Historical development of buildings from caves to modern structures.
      • Basic components of a building (floor, wall, roof, door, and window).
      • Categorization of buildings based on their use (commercial, social, and residential).
    • Sub-strand 1.2: Site Preparation
      • Factors to consider when selecting a site for a given building.
      • Safety measures and personal protective equipment (PPEs) in site preparation.
      • Site clearing and stripping using appropriate hand tools (slasher, panga, jembe).
      • Methods of leveling a site (cut, fill, cut and fill).
  • Strand 2.0: Related Drawing
    • Sub-strand 2.1: Isometric Drawing
      • Characteristics of isometric drawings.
      • Drawing shaped blocks in isometric projection (Basic, Intermediate, Complex).
      • Dimensioning shaped blocks drawn in isometric projection.
    • Sub-strand 2.2: Computer Aided Drawing (CAD)
      • Identification of types of CAD software used in building drawing.
      • Setting up a CAD drawing environment on a digital device.
      • Drawing plane shapes using CAD software.
  • Strand 3.0: Building Construction Processes
    • Sub-strand 3.1: Concreting
      • Constituent materials for concrete (cement, sand, coarse aggregates, water).
      • Tools and equipment for concrete production.
      • Processes of producing concrete: Batching, Mixing, Transporting, Placing, Compacting, and Curing.
      • Safety precautions during concreting.
    • Sub-strand 3.2: Foundations
      • Functions and functional requirements of a foundation.
      • Types of foundations used in building construction (strip, pad, raft).
      • Interpretation of a strip foundation plan.
      • Setting out a strip foundation using 3-4-5, builder's square, and trammel methods.
      • Excavating trenches and laying a strip foundation.
• File Size:

  39.91 KB
• Category:

  Schemes of Work
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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