Summary

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

The schemes of work cover 6 lessons per week and are developed using the KICD Curriculum Design for Building Construction as the primary reference.

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 buildings in daily 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 use: commercial, social, and residential.

Sub-strand 1.2: Site Preparation

• Factors to consider when selecting a site for construction.

• Safety measures and use of personal protective equipment (PPEs) during site preparation.

• Site clearing and stripping using hand tools (slasher, panga, jembe).

• Methods of leveling a site: cut, fill, and 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, and complex.

• Dimensioning shaped blocks in isometric projection.

Sub-strand 2.2: Computer Aided Drawing (CAD)

• Identification of CAD software types used in building drawings.

• Setting up a CAD drawing environment on digital devices.

• 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, and water.

• Tools and equipment for concrete production.

• Steps in concrete production: batching, mixing, transporting, placing, compacting, and curing.

• Safety precautions during concreting.

Sub-strand 3.2: Foundations

• Functions and requirements of a foundation.

• Types of foundations used in building construction: strip, pad, and raft.

• Interpretation of a strip foundation plan.

• Setting out a strip foundation using the 3-4-5 method, builder’s square, and trammel techniques.

• Excavation of trenches and laying a strip foundation.