Housing Design Technology
Students use the engineering design process and computer-aided design (CAD) program to create a prototype 2D blueprint and 3D design for a single-family residential house by converting full-size measurements to scale size and scale size measurements to full-size using proportions.
Overview
Students use the engineering design process to design a single-family house. They review the process with a video and a vegetable garden sketch, then draw floor plans in Kami or Google Docs and build a 3D design in Tinkercad or SketchUp, using Realtor.com to find an example house that fits the project criteria. Students convert between full-size and scale measurements using proportions and give each other feedback on their sketches. They then build a physical scale model from balsa wood and glue, with an optional 3D-printed version, and the houses are scored with a rubric.
Lesson Objectives
- Use Realtor.com to find an example of a single family that fits the criteria of the project.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Engineering Design Process while utilizing each stage to successfully complete a team challenge.
- Use the engineering design process to create a 2D blueprint and 3D design for a single family Housing Design Technology residential house.
- Use a computer aided design (CAD) program that allows them to design their homes to be 3D printed.
- Convert full size measurements to scale size and scale size measurements to full size using proportions.
- Recognize scaled drawings of items as a similar figure to the original item.
- Create a physical model of home using balsa wood and glue.
Standards
NGSS · 4
- MS-ETS1-1Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
- MS-ETS1-2Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
- MS-ETS1-3Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
- MS-ETS1-4Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
CCSS Math · 4
- 7.RP.A.2Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.
- 7.RP.A.3Use proportional relationships to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems. Examples: simple interest, tax, markups and markdowns, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent error.
- 7.G.A.1Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale.
- HSG-MG.A.2Apply geometric methods to solve real world problems.
CCSS ELA · 5
- RST.6-8.5Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.
- RST.6-8.6Analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.
- RST.6-8.7Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
- RST.6-8.8Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text.
- RST.6-8.9Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.