Tiny House Design Quiz

Designing Tiny Houses Project for Students

• The project involves designing and building tiny houses for clients, taking into consideration budget, location, and personal preferences.
• Minecraft was used as an entry event to allow students to freely build a house for their family and explore their creativity.
• Students generated "need to know" questions to ask potential clients, such as the size of the family and the budget.
• The project integrates opinion writing, reading of informational texts, and vocabulary building into daily English language arts rotations.
• Math rotations include working with the teacher, technology, and partners to explore area and perimeter, and using Cheez-Its as a hands-on activity to understand square footage.
• Students presented their models and blueprints to their peers for feedback and refined their designs accordingly.
• The fishbowl protocol was used to observe interaction between the presenter and the audience and model behavior for future presentations.
• Students practiced presenting their work, including eye contact, confidence, posture, and volume of voice.
• The final presentation involved sharing blueprints, layout, budget, and opinion paragraphs to persuade the client to purchase their home.
• The project aimed to give students an authentic experience of designing and building a home for a real client.
• The project also aimed to develop skills in creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration.
• The project was inspired by the boom in tiny homes due to population growth, cost efficiency, and environmental sustainability.