If I Built a House
Lesson 1: If I Built a House
STEM Career Connections
- Architecture, Construction and Civil Engineering
STEM Disciplines
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Non-STEM Disciplines
- English Language Arts
Students imagine having earned enough money to build the house of their dreams near a Florida beach. There are many hurricanes and tropical storms often along the Florida beaches and many other coastal cities along the eastern and southern shore lines in the United States. Therefore, students are needed to ensure their structure is built to withstand the elements a Florida beach property may experience.
The student's challenge is to build the house of their dreams that can also withstand the destructive forces of a hurricane's wind, rain, and hail.
Project Files
Inventors
Luis Walter Alvarez
American physicist, inventor and professor. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1968.
Mary Anderson
Invented the first successful windshield wiper.
Mark E. Dean
Computer scientist and engineer. Developed groundbreaking technology including color PC monitor.
Ellen Ochoa
First Hispanic woman to go to space. Received NASA's highest award, the Distinguished Service Medal.
Madam C.J. Walker
Invented African-American hair product and established Madame C.J. Walker Laboratories.
The Wright Brothers
Achieved first powered and controlled airplane flight