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Design Your Dream House
By Tex

I have a project called "Design Your Dream House."

In a nutshell, the kids draw a 2D version of what the front of their house will look like. They must include at least 4 windows, and two doors. All lines must be drawn
with a ruler and must be in CMs. Students must then determine the perimeter and area of each window and door. they must also do the same for the front of the house...perimeter and area. They must then convert these measurements to MMs. Eash dimension must be noted in typical drafting fasion. Houses must be neatly colored and students may add addtional features. As enrichment, I have

my high students draw room layouts.

The kids have fun with it...especially the shape of the houses. I then have the kids grade their own papers using a rubric, they staple it to the project and submit...I review the rubric results and assign a grade.