Dream House Requirements
Your Dream House
In this assignment, you will
vcalculate area
vestimate to verify solutions
vdraw scale diagrams
You get to design your dream house. You may do this individually or with a partner of your choice. NOTE: you may only have ONE partner.
The design should include at least a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom, three bedrooms, and closet space.
W R I T T E N R E P O R T
vvalue of the dream home
vdimensions of each room and total living area
varea of rooms expressed as a percentage of the total living area
vexplanation of the choice of rooms and design
vdescription of house and surroundings
F O O T P R I N T
veach room labeled and dimensions indicated
vdrawn to scale of 2 cm = 1m (1:50); indicate scale used and include correct units
vinclude legend and use appropriate symbols for walls, windows, and doorways neatly drawn, outlined with a fine-liner
C A L C U L A T I O N S
varea of each room, each floor, and entire house; perimeter of house
vcost of house in cost per square metre
vinclude formulae used
You will be marked on how neat, beautiful, mathematically correct and your how well your written work is. The assignment is out of 7.5 marks. One group will get a BONUS .5 for BEST artistry regardless of math or grammar. Another group will get .25 for SECOND BEST
This assignment was directly taken from http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/perf_stands/numerg8.pdf.
If you would like examples of what students in Canada have done, please look at the link.
You will be given 4 class periods to complete this assignment.
In this assignment, you will
vcalculate area
vestimate to verify solutions
vdraw scale diagrams
You get to design your dream house. You may do this individually or with a partner of your choice. NOTE: you may only have ONE partner.
The design should include at least a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom, three bedrooms, and closet space.
W R I T T E N R E P O R T
vvalue of the dream home
vdimensions of each room and total living area
varea of rooms expressed as a percentage of the total living area
vexplanation of the choice of rooms and design
vdescription of house and surroundings
F O O T P R I N T
veach room labeled and dimensions indicated
vdrawn to scale of 2 cm = 1m (1:50); indicate scale used and include correct units
vinclude legend and use appropriate symbols for walls, windows, and doorways neatly drawn, outlined with a fine-liner
C A L C U L A T I O N S
varea of each room, each floor, and entire house; perimeter of house
vcost of house in cost per square metre
vinclude formulae used
You will be marked on how neat, beautiful, mathematically correct and your how well your written work is. The assignment is out of 7.5 marks. One group will get a BONUS .5 for BEST artistry regardless of math or grammar. Another group will get .25 for SECOND BEST
This assignment was directly taken from http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/perf_stands/numerg8.pdf.
If you would like examples of what students in Canada have done, please look at the link.
You will be given 4 class periods to complete this assignment.