STEP 1
Experiment with ideas of creating a home (Inquiry)
Children are introduced to the idea of Tiny homes through lecture, pictures and short videos.
Lesson: Using lego, or alternately drawing on paper, students individually create a home
Students share their ideas of house with the class
STEP 2
Determine “need to know questions” (Parameters)
Students discuss with the teacher what experimenting with building a house made them think about
Discussion should lead to parameters such as:
Design options
Necessities: bedroom, bathrooms, kitchens etc.
Building codes
Need for a floor plan
STEP 3
Create floor plan (Design)
Students Teams are introduced to the concept of creating floor plans.
Students learn to apply:
Conversion and measurement
Angles of walls and roof
Perimeter, area and volume
Designing to scale
After floor plan is created two student teams will converge to to offer constructive criticism of each design.
From that peer review the teams will construct a final design.
STEP 4
Build a model (Create)
Teams will create a model of their home using the material of their choice (paper, cardboard, popsicle sticks, wood, etc.)
The model of the home must be to the exact measurements and specifications of the floor plan.
STEP 5
Present a presentation (Communicate ideas)
Teams will create a poster outlining the steps of the tiny House project.
Teams will present their project to the class along with their model house and floor plan.
STEP 6
Build a written portfolio (Final product)
Teams will construct a portfolio about the process of building a tiny house. They will include diagrams, floor plan, and a photo of their model.
