The Homes and Buildings project allows students to share information about homes and buildings around the world. The weekly submission of text, images and data will enable students to analyse and compare results. The project activities are designed to integrate ICT into other curriculum areas and extend ICT skills.

Conduct a group survey of types of homes
Conduct surveys of features of the homes
Write collaborative text analysis of the data collected
Publish the work to the project web site

Review Week 1 published work on the project web site
Establish with students the meaning of ‘construction’
Conduct a survey of types of materials used in the construction of the students' homes
Write individual text accounts of home construction
Write collaborative text analysis of the data collected
Publish the work to the project web site

Review Week 2 published work on the project web site
Conduct a survey of local significant buildings
Write a collaborative text account about a local significant building
Produce a graphic of a local significant building
Write a collaborative text account about a national significant building
Publish the work to the project web site

Use work published on the project web site to make comparisons
Write a collaborative text account of the knowledge that has been acquired through the project
Write a farewell collaborative text
Publish the work to the project web site