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Building a Tiny House
3 4 Pre & Primary Essentials Worksheets STEAM Science Number & Place Value Money Patterns & Algebras Measurement Statistics (Data) Chemical Sciences Language for Expressing & Developing Ideas Interacting with Others Technologies 1 Page

Building a Tiny House

For this worksheet, students have to weigh the desire to create a sustainable and environmental sound house, while sticking to a budget. They will have to balance a list of factors, including cost, energy efficiency, and aesthetic appeal, and will quickly learn that (at least in this case) it’s not possible to have it all, and tradeoffs must be made.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to build new vocabulary from a range of sources including technical and subject specific language, such as synonyms and antonyms.
  • We are learning to build new vocabulary from a range of sources including technical and subject specific language.
  • We are learning to gather ideas and information in spoken texts by making notes, asking questions and seeking assistance and presenting ideas and opinions using appropriate levels of formality.
  • We are learning to use active listening skills, appropriate tone, pace, pitch and volume to communicate and interact clearly and appropriately in a range of situations, discussions and presentations.
  • We are learning to use a range of strategies to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division where there is no remainder.
  • We are learning to solve practical problems involving addition and multiplication including money problems, such as budgeting, using multiple strategies.
  • We are learning to use a range of strategies to solve multiplication and division where there is no remainder.
  • We are learning to calculate change to the nearest 5 cents and solve problems involving purchases.
  • We are learning to solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder.
  • We are learning to find unknown quantities in number sentences involving addition and subtraction, using the properties of numbers and operations.
  • We are learning to find unknown quantities in number sentences involving addition and subtraction and identify equivalent number sentences involving addition and subtraction.
  • We are learning to use scaled instruments to measure length, mass, capacity, duration and temperature.
  • We are learning to compare objects using familiar units of area and volume, e.g. centicubes.
  • We are learning to collect, interpret and discuss data using digital tools, e.g. tally charts, digital tables, graphing or spreadsheets; represent data using many-to-one pictographs, column graphs and other displays.
  • We are learning to construct data displays from given or collected data, including tables, column graphs and picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values.
  • We are learning to examine design and technologies that impact the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs.
  • We are learning to recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore how sustainability impacts product, service and environment design to meet community needs.
  • We are learning to describe how forces and the properties of materials affect function in a product or system.
  • We are learning to investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a product or system.
  • We are learning to explore needs or opportunities for designing and test materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions.
  • We are learning to investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes.
  • We are learning to select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions.
  • We are learning to select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques and use safe work practices to make designed solutions.
  • We are learning to understand that natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties that can influence how they are used, e.g. metal and plastic waste can lead to pollution.

Curriculum alignment

AC9E4LA11 9 Expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources AC9E4LY02 9 Listen for key points and information to carry out tasks and contribute to discussions, acknowledging another opinion, linking a response to the topic, and sharing and extending ideas and information AC9M4N06 9 Develop efficient strategies and use appropriate digital tools for solving problems involving addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division where there is no remainder AC9M4N08 9 Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate the problems using number sentences and choose efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation AC9M4A01 9 Find unknown values in numerical equations involving addition and subtraction, using the properties of numbers and operations AC9M4M01 9 Interpret unmarked and partial units when measuring and comparing attributes of length, mass, capacity, duration and temperature, using scaled and digital instruments and appropriate units AC9M4ST01 9 Acquire data for categorical and discrete numerical variables to address a question of interest or purpose using digital tools; represent data using many-to-one pictographs, column graphs and other displays or visualisations; interpret and discuss the information that has been created AC9TDE4K01 9

Examine design and technologies occupations and factors including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs

 AC9TDE4K02 9

Describe how forces and the properties of materials affect function in a product or system

 AC9TDE4P01 9

Explore needs or opportunities for designing, and test materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions

 AC9TDE4P03 9

Select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions

 AC9S4U04 9 Examine the properties of natural and made materials including fibres, metals, glass and plastics and consider how these properties influence their use AC9S4H01 9 Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations AC9S4H02 9 Consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem AC9S4I01 9 Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations AC9S4I02 9 Use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment AC9S4I03 9 Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate AC9S4I04 9 Construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns AC9S4I05 9 Compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions AC9S4I06 9 Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate ACELA1498 8.4 Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources into students’ own texts including vocabulary encountered in research ACELY1687 8.4 Interpret ideas and information in spoken texts and listen for key points in order to carry out tasks and use information to share and extend ideas and information ACELY1688 8.4 Use interaction skills such as acknowledging another’s point of view and linking students’ response to the topic, using familiar and new vocabulary and a range of vocal effects such as tone, pace, pitch and volume to speak clearly and coherently ACMNA076 8.4 Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainder ACMNA080 8.4 Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest five cents with and without digital technologies ACMNA082 8.4 Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder ACMNA083 8.4 Find unknown quantities in number sentences involving addition and subtraction and identify equivalent number sentences involving addition and subtraction ACMMG290 8.4 Compare objects using familiar metric units of area and volume ACMSP096 8.4 Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values ACTDEK010 8.4

Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs

 ACTDEK011 8.4

Investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a product or system

 ACTDEK013 8.4

Investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes

 ACTDEP016 8.4

Select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques and use safe work practices to make designed solutions

 ACSSU074 8.4 Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties that can influence their use ACSHE061 8.4 Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships ACSHE062 8.4 Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions ACSIS064 8.4 With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge ACSIS065 8.4 With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment ACSIS066 8.4 Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately ACSIS216 8.4 Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings ACSIS069 8.4 Reflect on investigations, including whether a test was fair or not ACSIS071 8.4 Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations
EN2-9B old Uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts EN2-1A old Communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and community contexts MA2-1WM old Uses appropriate terminology to describe, and symbols to represent, mathematical ideas MA2-2WM old Selects and uses appropriate mental or written strategies, or technology, to solve problems MA2-3WM old Checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used MA2-6NA old Uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division MA2-8NA old Generalises properties of odd and even numbers, generates number patterns, and completes simple number sentences by calculating missing values MA2-5NA old Uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving two-, three-, four- and five-digit numbers MA2-9MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths, distances and perimeters in metres, centimetres and millimetres, and measures, compares and records temperatures MA2-10MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates areas using square centimetres and square metres MA2-11MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using litres, millilitres and cubic centimetres MA2-12MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using kilograms and grams MA2-18SP old Selects appropriate methods to collect data, and constructs, compares, interprets and evaluates data displays, including tables, picture graphs and column graphs ST2-1WS-S old Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations ST2-2DP-T old Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity ST2-7MW-T old Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes ST2-6MW-S old Describes how adding or removing heat causes a change of state ST2-4LW-S old Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things ST2-5LW-T old Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter ST2-10ES-S old Investigates regular changes caused by interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and changes to the Earth’s surface ST2-8PW-ST old Describes the characteristics and effects of common forms of energy, such as light and heat ST2-9PW-ST old Describes how contact and non-contact forces affect an object’s motion ST2-3DP-T old Defines problems, describes and follows algorithms to develop solutions ST2-11DI-T old Describes how digital systems represent and transmit data EN2-OLC-01 new Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting EN2-VOCAB-01 new Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words EN2-RECOM-01 new Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension MA2-RN-01 new Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent numbers to at least tens of thousands MA2-RN-02 new Represents and compares decimals up to 2 decimal places using place value MA2-AR-01 new Selects and uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving 2- and 3-digit numbers MA2-AR-02 new Completes number sentences involving addition and subtraction by finding missing values MA2-MR-01 new Represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 Γ— 10 to solve problems MA2-MR-02 new Completes number sentences involving multiplication and division by finding missing values MA2-PF-01 new Represents and compares halves, quarters, thirds and fifths as lengths on a number line and their related fractions formed by halving (eighths, sixths and tenths) MA2-GM-01 new Uses grid maps and directional language to locate positions and follow routes MA2-GM-02 new Measures and estimates lengths in metres, centimetres and millimetres MA2-GM-03 new Identifies angles and classifies them by comparing to a right angle MA2-2DS-01 new Compares two-dimensional shapes and describes their features MA2-2DS-02 new Performs transformations by combining and splitting two-dimensional shapes MA2-2DS-03 new Estimates, measures and compares areas using square centimetres and square metres MA2-3DS-01 new Makes and sketches models and nets of three-dimensional objects including prisms and pyramids MA2-3DS-02 new Estimates, measures and compares capacities (internal volumes) using litres, millilitres and volumes using cubic centimetres MA2-NSM-01 new Estimates, measures and compares the masses of objects using kilograms and grams MA2-NSM-02 new Estimates, measures and compares the masses of objects using kilograms and grams MA2-DATA-01 new Collects discrete data and constructs graphs using a given scale MA2-DATA-02 new Iinterprets data in tables, dot plots and column graphs
VCELA293 Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources, including vocabulary encountered in research, into own texts VCELY307 Interpret ideas and information in spoken texts and listen for key points in order to carry out tasks and use information to share and extend ideas and use interaction skills VCMNA156 Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainder VCMNA162 Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder VCMNA160 Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest five cents with and without digital technologies VCMNA163 Use equivalent number sentences involving addition and subtraction to find unknown quantities VCMNA164 Define a simple class of problems and solve them using an effective algorithm that involves a short sequence of steps and decisions VCMMG165 Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures VCMMG166 Compare objects using familiar metric units of area and volume VCMSP179 Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values VCDSTS023 Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability, that impact on the design of solutions to meet community needs VCDSTC024 Investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a designed solution VCDSTC027 Investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes VCDSCD030 Select and use materials, components, tools and equipment using safe work practices to produce designed solutions VCSSU060 Natural and processed materials have a range of physical propertiesΝΎ these properties can influence their use VCSSU056 Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions VCSIS065 With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge VCSIS067 Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies VCSIS068 Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations VCSIS070 Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings VCSIS071 Reflect on an investigation, including whether a test was fair or not VCSIS072 Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

Differentiation

Modifications

Students who will struggle with the math needed for this worksheet (4 digit addition and subtraction and 2 digit multiplication) can be given a calculator.

Extensions

Students who finish the worksheet early can be encouraged to look at real world examples of these decisions by looking up material costs online. For example, they might compare the relative costs and merits of wood vs hardwood, vs composite decking at www.bunnings.com.au.

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