Model Tiny Homes Design Challenge

- Grades
- Not Grade Specific
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Topic
- STEM Education, Design Thinking
- Resource types
- Activities
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This comprehensive teaching resource engages students in a real-life situation, requiring them to think critically and innovate. All it requires from the educator is distribution — kickstarting the journey of individual exploration. Depending on your educational scenario, these versatile challenges may be used in Makerspaces, Genius Hour sessions, STEM-related classes, Technology Classes or even specialized environments like Afterschool programs or Camps. They can also supplement STEAM classes or Design Thinking Classes during SEL time.
What Does Each Brief Contain?- Context: Immerses learners into real-life scenarios.
- Design Challenge: Outlines the task at hand for students.
- Specifications: Provides obligatory features of this unique exercise.
- Constraints: Defines limitations of the problem prompting creative problem-solving techniques.
- Listings for materials and tools along with sequential steps are provided separately.
- A list of insightful tips is included as well to guide students through their process.
The design challenges cater predominantly towards science subjects but are flexible enough to adapt across other subjects promoting cross-curricular understanding. Not bound by grade level, these exercises encourage innovative thought processes using readily available materials within their environment promoting practical learning irrespective of group size whether in classrooms or at home.
In Conclusion...The Model Tiny Homes Design Challenge bundle serves as a comprehensive do-it-yourself STEM module fostering autonomous learning while nurturing invaluable 21st-century skills. For proactive educators aiming towards an all-rounded education for their young learners - this teaching resource is an asset you cannot overlook!
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Design a structure that meets given specifications and constraints
- Build a physical model from a drawn design
- Present a finished model in a recorded tour
Teaching tips
- The brief lists upcycled materials such as cereal boxes, popsicle sticks, straws, pipe cleaners and wire, so collecting these before the build day matters.
Skills covered
- Design planning — drawing a tiny home from all views before building
- Model building — constructing within the brief's size and material constraints
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Design brief
- Specifications and constraints
- Prototyping
- Sustainable design
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