For this project, you will construct and wire a model house according to the requirements below.
MATERIALS
Some materials will be provided and excess should be returned to your teacher. Teacher-provided materials: light bulbs, switches (paper clips and brass fasteners), glue guns, x-acto knives, wire strippers, tape
Student-provided materials: wire, boxes/cardboard, decorative materials, batteries, glue sticks for glue guns, broches porta-pila 9V (if you get 9V batteries) ***Steren is a great place to get these supplies. 1 meter of their smallest wire is 5 pesos, broches porta-pila 9V are 6 pesos each, and 9V batteries are 38 pesos each. Steren locations: On Vasconcelos near Calzada San Pedro (open until 5:30pm) Plaza Fiesta San Agustín (open until 8pm) Galerias Valle Oriente (open until 9pm) Santa Catarina near HEB (open until 6pm)
A. The Building
Construct your building in any way you like, as long as it meets these criteria:
- planned and neatly diagrammed out on graph paper before building begins - has two rooms connected by a doorway or passage - structural materials can include but are not limited to: cardboard, foamboard, shoeboxes - your house must be at least 4” x 6” x 1’ (close to the size of a shoebox)
B. Decorating
Your building is to be decorated neatly and: - should reflect the purpose of the room (i.e. a refrigerator should not be in a bedroom) - all inside surfaces of your box (walls, floors, etc.) must be covered - some kind of 3D objects (tables, chairs, beds, etc) must be present in each room - you may not use premade furniture, toys, people, Legos, etc.Everything must be made for this project. - all outside surfaces of your box must be covered; the outside should match the purpose of the building
C. The Wiring
To earn full credit, each circuit below must be present and working in class: 1. A series circuit room: two lights in parallel with each other and in series with two other lights (four lights total) with a switch in one room 2. A parallel circuit room: three lights in parallel with a switch in one room 3. A single outside light with a switch
D. The Circuit Diagrams
You must provide a schematic diagram for the circuits (3) in your building. It must: - be labeled and be complete including all electrical parts for each circuit - use accurate circuit symbols - be neat & drawn with a straight edge ruler and fill an entire piece of 8.5"x11" paper
SCHEDULE
Day 1: Make diagram of house design, section out box into rooms, sketch plan for circuits
- Notebook page 86 for Electric House Planning
- Notebook page 87 for Electric House Diagrams
Homework: Begin building furniture for house
Day 2: Decorate your house, begin wiring
Homework: Make any last minute decorations for house as needed
Day 3: Wire house
Homework: buy more supplies if needed
Day 4: Finish wiring house, draw final circuit diagrams
Homework: Finish any additional adjustments that must be made
TIPS AND EXAMPLES
To Make a Switch:
Try to hide the wires! The house you live in doesn't have exposed wires; this project shouldn't either.
Notice the exposed wires in these examples:
These rooms are good examples of how to decorate. All surfaces are covered!
Try not to use pre-made toys.
These are some examples of some truly creative projects (except for the later two using pre-made furniture!)
Project Due Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Table of Contents
Read below for the directions:
For this project, you will construct and wire a model house according to the requirements below.
MATERIALS
Some materials will be provided and excess should be returned to your teacher.
Teacher-provided materials:
light bulbs, switches (paper clips and brass fasteners), glue guns, x-acto knives, wire strippers, tape
Student-provided materials:
wire, boxes/cardboard, decorative materials, batteries, glue sticks for glue guns, broches porta-pila 9V (if you get 9V batteries)
***Steren is a great place to get these supplies. 1 meter of their smallest wire is 5 pesos, broches porta-pila 9V are 6 pesos each, and 9V batteries are 38 pesos each.
Steren locations:
On Vasconcelos near Calzada San Pedro (open until 5:30pm)
Plaza Fiesta San Agustín (open until 8pm)
Galerias Valle Oriente (open until 9pm)
Santa Catarina near HEB (open until 6pm)
EXPECTATIONS
Rubric
A. The Building
Construct your building in any way you like, as long as it meets these criteria:
- planned and neatly diagrammed out on graph paper before building begins
- has two rooms connected by a doorway or passage
- structural materials can include but are not limited to: cardboard, foamboard, shoeboxes
- your house must be at least 4” x 6” x 1’ (close to the size of a shoebox)
B. Decorating
Your building is to be decorated neatly and:
- should reflect the purpose of the room (i.e. a refrigerator should not be in a bedroom)
- all inside surfaces of your box (walls, floors, etc.) must be covered
- some kind of 3D objects (tables, chairs, beds, etc) must be present in each room
- you may not use premade furniture, toys, people, Legos, etc. Everything must be made for this project.
- all outside surfaces of your box must be covered; the outside should match the purpose of the building
C. The Wiring
To earn full credit, each circuit below must be present and working in class:
1. A series circuit room: two lights in parallel with each other and in series with two other lights (four lights total) with a switch in one room
2. A parallel circuit room: three lights in parallel with a switch in one room
3. A single outside light with a switch
D. The Circuit Diagrams
You must provide a schematic diagram for the circuits (3) in your building. It must:
- be labeled and be complete including all electrical parts for each circuit
- use accurate circuit symbols
- be neat & drawn with a straight edge ruler and fill an entire piece of 8.5"x11" paper
SCHEDULE
Day 1: Make diagram of house design, section out box into rooms, sketch plan for circuits
- Notebook page 86 for Electric House Planning
- Notebook page 87 for Electric House Diagrams
Homework: Begin building furniture for house
Day 2: Decorate your house, begin wiring
Homework: Make any last minute decorations for house as needed
Day 3: Wire house
Homework: buy more supplies if needed
Day 4: Finish wiring house, draw final circuit diagrams
Homework: Finish any additional adjustments that must be made
TIPS AND EXAMPLES
To Make a Switch:
Try to hide the wires! The house you live in doesn't have exposed wires; this project shouldn't either.
Notice the exposed wires in these examples:
These rooms are good examples of how to decorate. All surfaces are covered!
Try not to use pre-made toys.
These are some examples of some truly creative projects (except for the later two using pre-made furniture!)