House Design

The students were given a new project to work on in math today.  They are creating floor plans for homes.  Their homes will be made from shipping containers.   There are certain criteria they have to follow in creating their floor plans. Their knowledge of perimeter and area will definitely be tested while completing this project.

Designing a House

House Building

In this project you will be creating a floor plan for a house.  There will be certain tasks that you have to complete.  I will be giving you specific rules to follow too.  You will be using grid paper.  Each cm on the grid paper will be = to 1 foot.  Good luck!

1. Watch the video above.
2. You will be creating a house out of a shipping container.  A shipping container is 48 feet long and 9 feet wide.  Figure out the total area and total perimeter of your shipping container.  Use this to sketch the perimeter or outside of your house.
3. Before you start drawing, complete the math and plan it out.  Below are some of the criteria.  You need to follow it precisely. Use a table to record your information.
4. Your house needs a kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom.  Be creative, but each room needs to be rectangular in shape.
5. Create a table to share your information about each room. Include the perimeter, area, width and length for each of your rooms.
6. Create a garage for your property.  Research the average size garage.  Also, place you house on a property.  Figure out the perimeter and area of your yard.  
7. Write a short paragraph explaining your house and how you created it.  Share your thinking.