Tiny House Creation — Math Project

Hello Everyone!

Yesterday, everyone received a planning booklet and rubric for our Tiny House Project!

Please spend some time researching ideas. I am providing time in class, but you may also want to look at tiny house images on Google at home, too.

Then, use the booklet to plan out your ideas. After you have a finished plan, you will receive bristol board to make a mini Tiny House Model.

The model can be a tiny home, food truck, or any other type of small structure that takes up approximately 400 square feet. We did measurement of the classroom area to get a better sense of how much space this is. It is about half of our working area in the classroom (not including the cloakroom.)

As you create your model, you will include some 3D elements such as a bed, stove, etc. that you believe are necessary for your structure. There is a grid on the paper you will use to help you with measurement and with using proportionate reasoning, which is a large part of the math and visual-spatial competencies being used in this applied design project.

For example, you need to think about how tall a typical person using your structure would be, how much space they need to move around, and how tall items in the structure should be so they can be reached by the person using them.

You will also be telling me about the area and perimeter and/or volume of the items you placed in your tiny home. For those doing advanced math, we are adapting the project to include some fractions and decimal proportionate thinking about their designs.

Tiny House Models are due in two weeks. Have fun creating them in class! You need to finish a draft plan before I can give you supplies to create the real one. All structures are one level to start, and then you can do two levels if you have time.

Ms. D