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Little House Diorama

Project

A three day project to reviewproportions, scale factor, area,

slope, ratio, percents,measurement, Pythagorean

Theorem, and volume.


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Living Small Home #1

Dee Williams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZM2G-

PfEbc&feature=player_embedded


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Living Small Home #2

Carre DEtoiles (Box of Stars)

http://tinyhouseblog.com/ta french-cube

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Other Examples of SmallHomes
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Little House Diorama

Students will work in pairs.

Three Class Days (Monday March 21,

Tuesday March 22, Wednesday 23)50 minutes of worktime each day, a

total of 150 minutes in class. The

rest must be done after school.
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Students Will Maximize TimeSpent On:

1)Measuring.

2) Performing calculations anddouble checking thosecalculations.

3)Planning and problemsolving with partner.

4)Researching standards.
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Requirements of PhysicalModel

A room with grid paper wall and floorplan

A staircase going up and outside(modeled with rise/run -->slope andequation)

A door (height matches standarddoor to ceiling ratio)

A window (could be circular or

rectangular)

Two proportional paper doll cutouts (has to be proportional

representative of students), photo ofstudents face will be cut on dolls.

An aquarium orJacuzzi (on roof) of

any shape and the amount of watercalculations
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Poster Requirements

TabLecalculationsModel

(inches)Actual (feet)

Box Height =

Box Width =

Box Length=

Door Height=

Door Width=

RequiredQuestions

1. What is thescale? (exp. 0.5inches = 1 foot)

2. How manytimes larger isyour actualhouse than themodel?
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Poster Choice Questions

1. What is the slope of your stairs?

2. How many cubic feet of water would

be in your tank?

. Calculations to see if a given circulartable will fit through the door

.

An aquarium or Jacuzzi (on roof) of

Have calculations for:

-height of paper doll
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Final Product DueWednesday

The diorama and a posterboard thathas all their table and calculations

and written explanations or labels ofeach set of calculations so otherpeople can understand what theydid.
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Materials

A shoe box per 2 students

Poster board

Construction paperGrid paper

Glue

Tape

Scissors

X-acto Knife (must be checked out
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Stairs (rise/run)

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owad

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3rd Period- DioramaProject

KnowsWe have 3 daysto complete it

You need a shoebox

You have to

have somethingwith liquid inthere

U have to have

Need to knowsWhen is theproject due
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4th Period

KnowsModel musthave door,staircase, bed,window, cutoutdoll,

Need TOKNOWSDo you get a

box? YES only 1.

We need toknow how manyblocks in themodel equal afoot in the realhouse. We needa scale.

We can
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