All charts should be displayed in the classroom. Again using chart paper record student responses, accepting all responses. At this point the teacher instructs the students that they are going to design a house for this environment. The teacher gives the students the following criteria and a large piece of graph paper. Students may begin to bring in found object for construction but will not be given the base to begin until the design has been approved.
Building can begin when plans are approved and supplies are gathered.
Through this activity the students' imagination engages the students' energy to the project. The time is well spent. By going through the process of solving the problem of shelter your students will become very critical observers of house construction in the real world. The time for presentations could be 2 minutes to 4 minutes. Evaluate results using the criteria.