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Show V . f K i . - y , : , .. . : j ; . " ' K ' ! . ' "V, ''"' .'. S M , I r- X- f-i I ''. ! " : v s. f ( . j Sv , . ' . y. ;M -j j . i , ! ' ' ,- ; . . S """ . ' r - : ' "" ",J '' '" , . ' - - ! - - r" f i CGNTRACTORS, BEWARE! They may be a little young, but that didn't stop sixth graders at Bountiful Elementary School from constructing an intricate model of an East Lavton home. Those involved included Lyle Hoffman, left, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hoffman; instructor Norman Hassett, Glen Tonge, principal and Mark Earl, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Earl. BOUNTIFUL - Contractors Contrac-tors of the world, watch out! WELL THEY might if the craftsmanship of 26 students at Bountiful Elementary School is any indication. Those sixth graders built a model of a two-story home from scratch, complete with circular staircase, electric connections, windows, carpeting, car-peting, various wall coverings and a shingled roof. Under the direction of instructor ins-tructor Norman Hassett, himself a former contractor with seven years experience, the youngsters built the house following actual floor plans drawn up and utilized in construction con-struction of an East Layton residence. EACH STUDENT played some part in the project, whether it was acting as a home owner with all -the . problems involved in building a home for an owner to bankers and mortgage officers of-ficers down to the actual contractors, con-tractors, -who laid the carpet, plastered the walls and hammered ham-mered the roof into shape. The home is a scale model of a 2,300 square foot home appraised at $110,000 and was the most complex plan a contractor con-tractor friend could locate, Mr. Hassett said. More than just a project to while away the hours, it was used as a means to get students involved in-volved in mathematics and problem-solving. THE STUDENTS took the project seriously he said, as evidenced by one student acting act-ing as a building inspector who refused to accept a certain cer-tain job because it wasn't up to specifications. In addition to working out problems on their own, real-life developers and others in the building world visited and explained procedures. With school's end Friday, students drew lots to determine deter-mine who will keep the finished product and Mark Earl, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Earl of Bountiful was the lucky winner, tb |
