Math 7, House Project

Timeline

- Day 1 (approx. 1 hr.)

o Introduction/review of concepts
 perimeter
 surface area
 volume
 units (squared/cubed)
 Pythagorean Theorem
 breaking up complicated questions into simpler ones

- Day 2 (approx. 1.5 hr.)

o Measuring the lines on the house

- Day 3 (approx. 1.5 hr.)

o ~ Questions 1-4

- Day 4 (approx. 1.5 hr.)

o ~ Questions 4-7

- Day 5 (approx. 1.5 hr.)

o ~ Questions 7-10

- Day 6 (approx. 1.5 hr.)

o Constructing the 3-D house out of poster board

- Art tie-in (approx. 1.5 hr.)

o Have the students decorate the houses somehow (eg. make them
environmentally-friendly houses, make them theme houses, etc.)

Materials

- Pencils
- Erasers
- Meter Sticks
- Scissors
 - Poster Board Paper

Name:_______________ Date:_______________ Div:____

Class: Math 7
House Project
Below you are given the values for several measurements in a 2- dimensional house. Your
job is to figure out the values for all of the other lines in the house, using your imagination of how
the 2-D house will fold up into a 3-dimentional one, and also your knowledge of the Pythagorean
Theorem. You will need these values to answer the 10 questions that you will be given once your
measurements are complete, and also to properly construct your house later on in the project. All
of the additional information that you will need for this project is on the other side of this sheet.
Good luck and have fun!
 ( /20)
Based on: completion, content, in-class participation, and neatness and appearance

Name:_______________ Date:_______________ Div:____

Class: Math 7
House Project

- The pieces information that you will need for the project are:
o Area of a Rectangle = Height x Width
o Area of a Triangle = Height x Width x 0.5
o Volume of a Box = Length x Width x Height
o The Pythagorean Theorem states that for a right triangle, the
length of the two short sides squared and added together equals
the length of the long side squared (a2 + b2 = c2).

- In the numbered questions (1-10), you must have both the correct
answer and the correct unit in order to get the question right and
receive your next question.
o Eg. If the correct answer is 100 cm2 and you write 100 cm as your
answer, then you will be told that you have the wrong answer.

- The first team to correctly answer all 10 questions and show me all of
their questions cards with the answers on them, as well as their house
diagram with all of the values on it, wins the prize.

- Project Hints:
o If a question seems too difficult to solve, try to break it down into
smaller, more manageable parts, and simply solve the smaller
parts to come up with an answer for the whole.
o Work carefully and methodically. I know that this project is a race
between the teams, but you will save yourself a lot of time and
effort if you write down all of the steps in your questions and make
sure that you do them right the first time. The team that wins will
be the team that works slowly and carefully and makes the fewest
mistakes.
o You may want to consult your textbook or other sources to brush
up on topics that you may have forgotten or are unfamiliar with.
 House Project Groups
(Divide the students up into 6 ‘fair’ groups)

Group 1 Group 2

Group 3 Group 4
 Group 5 Group 6

Student Questions Cards

(Cut up and distribute to groups as they complete them)

Question 1: What is the perimeter of the Question 2: If you wanted to carpet the
2-D house? floor of the house, how much carpet
would you need?

Answer: Answer:

Question 3: If you wanted to wallpaper the Question 4: What is the total surface area
interior walls of the house, how much of the house?
wallpaper would you need?

Answer: Answer:

Question 5: If you wanted to shingle the Question 6: If your house had a door that
roof of the house with shingles that were was 1/3 as high as the top of the roof, and
1cm x 1cm, how many shingles would you 1/3 as wide as the width of the house,
need? how big would the door be?

Answer: Answer:
Question 7: If your house had a window
on each wall, each which was ¼ as wide
as each wall, and ¼ as high as each wall,
what would the area of all four windows
be?
Answer:
Question 9: What is the volume of the
attic?
Answer:
Student Questions Cards Answers
Question 1: What is the perimeter of the
2-D house?
Answer: 172cm
Question 3: If you wanted to wallpaper
the interior walls of the house, how much
wallpaper would you need?
Answer: 500cm2
Question 5: If you wanted to shingle the
roof of the house with shingles that were
1cm x 1cm, how many shingles would
you need?
Answer: 180
Question 8: If your house had 4 rooms of
equal size (that did not extend up into the
attic), what would the volume of each
room be?
Answer:
Question 10: What is the total volume of
the house?
Answer:
Question 2: If you wanted to carpet the
floor of the house, how much carpet
would you need?
Answer: 150cm2
Question 4: What is the total surface area
of the house?
Answer: 905cm2
Question 6: If your house had a door that
was 1/3 as high as the top of the roof,
and 1/3 as wide as the width of the
house, how big would the door be?
Answer: 25cm2
Question 7: If your house had a window
on each wall, each which was ¼ as wide
as each wall, and ¼ as high as each wall,
what would the area of all four windows
be?
Question 8: If your house had 4 rooms of
equal size (that did not extend up into the
attic), what would the volume of each
room be?

Answer: 31.25cm2 Answer: 375cm3

Question 9: What is the volume of the Question 10: What is the total volume of
attic? the house?

Answer: 375cm3 Answer: 1875cm3

House Project

Name(s): _______________________________

Needs
Satisfactory Excellent
Improvement
Completion & Content
Project is completed on time, and the group has
correctly answered all of the questions. The
finished product shows evidence of careful
planning following of the instructions. Space is 1,2 3,4,5,6,7,8 9 , 10
well used with appropriate forms of
communication, and a clear sign of effort is
shown in the work.
Neatness & Appearance
Written and drawn work is neat and legible, 1 2,3,4 5
lines are straight, effective use of color,
borders, labels, etc.

In-Class Participation
Group has made good use of their in-class
time, has worked well as a team, and has made
positive contributions to class discussions and
1 2,3,4 5
lessons.

Total Score: ( /20)

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