Houses & Buildings - CONSTRUCTION WORKER

What is the future of construction jobs? PMI Strategy

Middle  Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. Read the following articles from 

The Conversation 24 August 2016

The Conversation 10 June 2014

2. Draw up three columns with the headings - Plus, Minus & Interesting. List all the positive ideas or points in the "Plus" column. Consider all the negative points and write these down in the "Minus" column. Write down all the interesting facts and figures from these articles in the "Interesting" column.

3. Share and explain to a partner why you put these ideas or points into the three columns. Together analyse the future of the construction industry.

4. View the following video [go to the webpage] showing the use of BIM 

As someone thinking about this industry, list all of the future changes that are predicted in the next ten years.

5.

Discuss with your partner and another pair of students:

Is Australia keeping up with these developments?

What evidence can you cite?

What do you think your job will be like?

 

 

Safety and Construction: a Communication Strategy

Secondary  

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Cooperative Learning Activity

 

1. Findings from research at RMIT shows that construction workers are better off forgetting manuals on safety and using videos they have made themselves on the topic.

See The Conversation 25 March  2016

2. Select one of the following news items about Safety and Construction and create a cartoon using Cartoon Head [it's Free] about the dangers in each case and how they could be avoided.

 3. Read the following news items and create your cartoon safety message

WA News 11 October 2016: Five safety complaints made against East Perth high rise site before fatal fall	Canberra Times 5 August 2016
ABC News 22 January 2016

4. How does reading about these deaths effect your attitude to working as a construction worker? Discuss with a partner.

 

Websites, Games & Apps

Lego city - construction games Primary Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

The 10 Best Construction Games Online Middle Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability