Dream House Project
Dream House Project
In this project, students will build what they see as their dream house. The first stage of this project will be submitting a “copy” of their drawn plans for this house. Students must retain the original plan to build from.
The Plan- For this stage, students will draw out the house they intend to build. It must be a scale drawing, with the scale indicated. All I am looking for on the plan is a basic design, and the ACTUAL dimensions of each room. The plan is due on Monday, December 5, 2016, and is 20% of the grade.
The House- The house will be a 3-deminsional scale construction of their dream home. The requirements are as follows:
1) The roof must be removable to display the inside of the house. On a multi-story house, each floor must also be removable.
2) Must include windows and doors.
3) Must be structurally sound. This means in can be made out of anything that will survive until the student presents it to the class.
4) Must have all “necessary” rooms. For instance, a house without a bathroom would represent a slight problem to its occupants.
5) Each room must be labeled.
6) Must have the following data gathered on Excel spreadsheet using formulas.
a) Length and width of each room and the house itself.
b) Area of each room and the house itself (air-conditioned space only).
c) Measurements of all roof angles turned in on separate sheet of paper (you will need a protractor).
d) The scale of the house.
e) Cost of house tallied using Google Docs and saving as Excel File
f) Total "man hours" put into project (added 2013-2014)
7) The model must be at least as large as the math book 8”x11” and must fit entirely on the student’s desk 18”x24”.
8) Cost of house can not exceed $75. I have had “A+” houses built for less than $20.
STUDENTS MAY NOT "3D PRINT" THE HOUSE OR FURNITURE.
The Project will be graded as follows:
1) Initial Plans 20%
2) Complexity of design 20%
3) Complexity of roof 10%
4) Accurate data sheet created using Google Docs and saving as Excel File (you may need to plan library time for this) 20%
5) Details: (i.e. landscaping, wallpaper, furnishing, paint, etc.) 20%
6) Presentation to class 10%
7) Bonus 10 points: 1st place house.
8) Bonus 5 points: 2nd and 3rd place houses.
9) Bonus 5 points: for presentation, made using multimedia, that will play on Window’s Media Player or iTunes. Must be submitted on Moodle and must show all stages of the construction process with both still photos (including close ups of highlights) and video.
Project due date is (Tentatively) Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Students will present to the class that week. Students may work in pairs for this project. They may also look to their parents for suggestions and help if power tools are used, but make no mistake this is the student’s project.
If you are starting the project early, you MUST watch this video!
In this project, students will build what they see as their dream house. The first stage of this project will be submitting a “copy” of their drawn plans for this house. Students must retain the original plan to build from.
The Plan- For this stage, students will draw out the house they intend to build. It must be a scale drawing, with the scale indicated. All I am looking for on the plan is a basic design, and the ACTUAL dimensions of each room. The plan is due on Monday, December 5, 2016, and is 20% of the grade.
The House- The house will be a 3-deminsional scale construction of their dream home. The requirements are as follows:
1) The roof must be removable to display the inside of the house. On a multi-story house, each floor must also be removable.
2) Must include windows and doors.
3) Must be structurally sound. This means in can be made out of anything that will survive until the student presents it to the class.
4) Must have all “necessary” rooms. For instance, a house without a bathroom would represent a slight problem to its occupants.
5) Each room must be labeled.
6) Must have the following data gathered on Excel spreadsheet using formulas.
a) Length and width of each room and the house itself.
b) Area of each room and the house itself (air-conditioned space only).
c) Measurements of all roof angles turned in on separate sheet of paper (you will need a protractor).
d) The scale of the house.
e) Cost of house tallied using Google Docs and saving as Excel File
f) Total "man hours" put into project (added 2013-2014)
7) The model must be at least as large as the math book 8”x11” and must fit entirely on the student’s desk 18”x24”.
8) Cost of house can not exceed $75. I have had “A+” houses built for less than $20.
STUDENTS MAY NOT "3D PRINT" THE HOUSE OR FURNITURE.
The Project will be graded as follows:
1) Initial Plans 20%
2) Complexity of design 20%
3) Complexity of roof 10%
4) Accurate data sheet created using Google Docs and saving as Excel File (you may need to plan library time for this) 20%
5) Details: (i.e. landscaping, wallpaper, furnishing, paint, etc.) 20%
6) Presentation to class 10%
7) Bonus 10 points: 1st place house.
8) Bonus 5 points: 2nd and 3rd place houses.
9) Bonus 5 points: for presentation, made using multimedia, that will play on Window’s Media Player or iTunes. Must be submitted on Moodle and must show all stages of the construction process with both still photos (including close ups of highlights) and video.
Project due date is (Tentatively) Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Students will present to the class that week. Students may work in pairs for this project. They may also look to their parents for suggestions and help if power tools are used, but make no mistake this is the student’s project.
If you are starting the project early, you MUST watch this video!