iBlocks Project Based Learning Objective:

With the world population estimated at around 7.7 billion, concerns rise over issues like housing, natural resource use, and environmental impact. Tiny houses have emerged as a movement and potential solution to mitigate our demands on energy consumption and our lifestyle footprint. Throughout this Tiny Houses PBL (Project-Based Learning) iBlock, students will explore energy consumption and efficiency, identify ways in which tiny homes can address efficiency concerns, design and engineer a tiny home solution model, and present their models at their very own home show.

• Grade Band: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
• Primary Focus: ES: Science   |   MS, HS: STEM
• Secondary Focus: ES: Engineering, Mathematics   |   MS, HS: Human Impacts, Engineering
• Additional Foci: Advanced Literacy, Transferable Skills, Social-Emotional Learning
• Suggested Product Category: 3D Modeling (incl. 3D printers, laser & craft cutters), Buildable Robots & Kits, Electronics/Circuitry Kits, Physical Computing
• Teq Product Alignment: 3Doodler, BirdBrain Hummingbird Robotics Kit, Cricut, Formlabs, Makerbot, Maplewoodshop, Strawbees, Ultimaker, xTool
• Academic Alignment: Science, STEM, Engineering, Mathematics, Art & Design
• CTE Alignment: Construction, Energy & Natural Resources, Marketing & Sales

An iBlock matches skills to standards (like Common Core or NGSS).

Here is a sample content standard for this iBlock:

Obtain and combine information from books and other reliable media to explain phenomena. (NGSS: 4-ESS3-1)