Prototype Design Parameters

Your team is create a smart house prototype of the following dimensions.  You may use the cardboard from the computer boxes as material.

The Physical Dimensions of the box Height: 0.25 m Length: 0.5 m Width: 0.3 m   Use Calculator in Programs Accessories to calculate your answer.  Don't forget that the measurement is in cubic metres or m3

Questions and Activities

1. What is the volume of the smart house prototype
2. What is the approximate size of the technology room?
3. What is the ratio of it's size compared to the size of the technology room.  ( Hint Divide the volume of the technology room by the volume of the prototype.
4. What is a prototype?  Why are we building a prototype first?
5. Take a photograph of the smart house prototype and place it on your website