This+New+House

=Resource=

http://www.hightechhigh.org/pbl/this-new-house/

=Summary=

===“In a study of sustainable architecture, students work in pairs to create a scale site plan, scale floor plans, scale exterior elevations, a scale architectural model of the home, and a pamphlet explaining the design.” Students engaged in this project will learn the mathematical concepts and practices of area, volume, and trigonometry functions, among other concepts, as they relate to sustainable architecture. ===

=CCSS Alignment for Grade 10=


 * ===**G-SRT.8 **: //Use trigonometric ratios and the Pythagorean Theorem to solve right triangles in applied problems.// Students will solve right triangles for the purpose of building sustainable and livable constructions. ===