Electric House Project 2018
- Your team will design and construct an electric house with separate series, parallel, and complex circuits.
- The house will consist of one or two stories. Each house will contain at least the following areas: one bedroom, one bathroom, a kitchen, a porch, a front door, and a living room/dining room area.
- Each individual room will be illuminated by its own light.
Materials:
Your team will provide the materials needed for the house frame, glue, additional tools, decorations, & furniture.
You will receive: (no additional circuit supplies may be used)
- small light bulbs -paper clips and brads to create switches (SEE EXAMPLE HERE!)
- Insulated wire - A motor
- Buzzer -batteries & holders
For decorating:
Your building is to be decorated neatly and:
Your team will provide the materials needed for the house frame, glue, additional tools, decorations, & furniture.
You will receive: (no additional circuit supplies may be used)
- small light bulbs -paper clips and brads to create switches (SEE EXAMPLE HERE!)
- Insulated wire - A motor
- Buzzer -batteries & holders
For 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 use premade furniture, toys, people, Legos, etc.
- - all outside surfaces of your box must be covered; the outside should match the purpose of the building
Project Timeline:
Your team should follow the project timeline! CLICK HERE to access the TIMELINE!
Your team should follow the project timeline! CLICK HERE to access the TIMELINE!
Requirements:
- The house dimensions are approximately: 24" by 36" horizontally or vertically. The 'science fair' tri-fold foam board is an excellent material for building the house. You can also use cardboard boxes.
Each house will be wired with 5 different circuits as follows: (CLICK HERE FOR CIRCUIT SPECIFICATIONS!)
- The house dimensions are approximately: 24" by 36" horizontally or vertically. The 'science fair' tri-fold foam board is an excellent material for building the house. You can also use cardboard boxes.
Each house will be wired with 5 different circuits as follows: (CLICK HERE FOR CIRCUIT SPECIFICATIONS!)
- The living room area must have a "chandelier" with at least two lights in a SERIES CIRCUIT with a switch.
- The house must have one PARALLEL CIRCUIT consisting of a switch and at least two lights.
- The house must have one COMBINATION CIRCUIT consisting of two switches and at least three lights.
- The front door must have a doorbell (buzzer) and a switch.
- The use of the motor is open-ended, that is, you will incorporate the motor in the house in a creative manner. Some ideas are: an elevator, a ceiling fan or a garage door.
Scoring Rubric:
The score of your project consists of 300 points divided into two parts:
I. Group Project = 200 points
Meeting minimum construction requirements:
II. Individual Project = 100 points
Bonus for creativity and/or ingenuity = 20 pts
The score of your project consists of 300 points divided into two parts:
I. Group Project = 200 points
Meeting minimum construction requirements:
- Neat house assembly, decorating, four rooms, and a porch = 40 pts
- Successfully meeting series circuit minimum requirements = 20 pts
- Successfully meeting parallel circuit minimum requirements = 40 pts
- Successfully meeting complex circuit minimum requirements = 40 pts
- Successfully meeting doorbell requirement = 20 pts
- Successfully incorporating the motor = 40 pts
II. Individual Project = 100 points
- Drawing and schematic of every circuit combination (there are 5 total) = 50 pts
- Calculations and measurements of voltage and current = 50 pts
Bonus for creativity and/or ingenuity = 20 pts
DC Circuits Resources
Series and Parallel Circuits: Explanation of series and parallel circuits and the equations of voltage and current.
DC Circuits Tutorial: Detailed tutorials that include schematic diagrams, Ohm's Law and circuits.
Lessons on Electricity: Excellent site with information about resistors, series, parallel and combination circuits
DC Circuit Resource Lesson: Information and examples about DC Circuits.
DC Circuits Lecture: Includes theory and problems on various types of circuits.
Series and Parallel Circuits: Explanation of series and parallel circuits and the equations of voltage and current.
DC Circuits Tutorial: Detailed tutorials that include schematic diagrams, Ohm's Law and circuits.
Lessons on Electricity: Excellent site with information about resistors, series, parallel and combination circuits
DC Circuit Resource Lesson: Information and examples about DC Circuits.
DC Circuits Lecture: Includes theory and problems on various types of circuits.