The students will select a subdivision created by the 7th grade, based on posters used to advertise them. Each group will design a front view and floor plan of a house to be built on a selected lot of the chosen subdivision. They will then use materials of their choice to construct their home. Students need to determine size of house to fit on chosen lot, allowing for yard, driveway, or additional features. Construct a simple scale drawing for a given situation.
Students are to design a layout and give a scale for their house, appropriate for the lot size.
Draw or construct 2 and 3 dimensional geometrical figures including prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones. Students are to build a house from chosen materials Develop and solve problems using geometric relationships and models with and without use of technology. Draw and design a house suitable to chosen subdivision and lot size. Students sketch possible design of exterior and interior of house appropriate to selection of subdivision or lot. Describe house and figure scale dimensions Final descriptions of houses submitted.