Laura Acosta, Hannah Wunderlich & Zach Daudelin Thermal House Project Laura Acosta, Hannah Wunderlich & Zach Daudelin

TESTING OUT THE MATERIALS THERMAL CONTAINER TESTING OUT THE MATERIALS Tin Foil Plastic Wrap Wax Paper Duct Tape Masking Tape Packing Tape String Lunch Bags Dixie Cups Straws Construction Paper Cardboard Popsicle sticks We decided to test each material/object three times for two minutes (the object was under the light for about six minutes total)

Continued This is the COST of MATERIALS sheet for the solar efficient ice house project

Testing The Materials Tin Foil Plastic Wrap Minutes Temperature 2 76.1 4 78.3 6 77.4 Minutes Temperature 2 83 4 80 6 76.5

Testing The Materials WAX PAPER DUCT TAPE Minutes Temperature 2 77 4 75 6 76.5 Minutes Temperature 2 75.2 4 74.7 6 78.8

Testing The Materials MASKING TAPE PACKING TAPE Minutes Temperature 2 71 4 73 6 74.8 Minutes Temperature 2 80 4 77 6 81

Testing The Materials CONSTRUCTION PAPER CARDBOARD Minutes Temperature 2 89 4 85 6 87.6 Minutes Temperature 2 74 4 72.4 6 73.6

Testing The Matrials POPSICLE STICKS PAPER PLATES Minutes Temperature 2 80 4 74 6 77.8 Minutes Temperature 2 70 4 73.9 6 71.2

THERMAL HOUSE ASK Using the evidence we had discovered when we created the Thermal Container and the Pizza Oven, our group has to create 6 by 12 inch house that is able to stand up on its own and is SOLAR EFFICIENT Constraints -use the given recyclable materials -price limit -making the house work -insulation -sturdiness

Project Requirements & Specifications -Thermal efficiency (primary objective) -Meets requirement/constraints -Sturdiness (stands on its own and won’t fall over or break if pressed on) -Looks (Unique and aesthetically pleasing) -Cost effective (see list of cost) -Sustainability – use of recycled or reused materials Meets the measurement specifications. The house needs to stand up by itself and not fall or break if pressed on The doors and windows cannot be blocked No more than ½ inch of materials can be on the inside wall, ceiling or floor No more than 1 inch of materials on the outside of the walls. The roof cannot be more the 3 inches high or extend more than 3 inches from the sides of the box. No unsafe or hazardous materials can be used in your design

EXPLORE We used the evidence that we uncovered from the thermal container and the pizza oven to create our thermal efficient house. We also looked up ways to help insulate our house using the materials we had (the internet was not very helpful for this project) Testing Thermal Container: Minutes Temp. 2 53.2 12 54.1 4 14 55.6 6 53.0 16 55.2 8 53.4 18 10 53.6 20

Thermal Container BLUE PRINTS IDEA - cardboard (25 cents/ft.) - 2 paper plates ( 20 cents) - masking tape ( 10 cents/ft.) TOTAL COST -$1.25 We decided to go with this idea and for the most part it worked! The ice didn’t really melt, however we think that next time we might try something a little bit different to help with insulation.

PLAN (example) Using the design specifications and measurements we began to plan what we were going to do. We figured we would make the house out of cardboard, using packing tape to hold all the cardboard pieces together. We then would place coffee filters inside the house to help with the insulation part of the project. For the roof, we would place tin foil underneath one of the pieces of cardboard. This would help prevent the heat from the light getting inside of the Thermal Efficient House We created Blue Prints to help plan the project out:

Blue Prints

CREATE Our group used cardboard for the main structure of our house. We cut out 4 six by twelve pieces of cardboard and taped them altogether using packing tape. On one of the six by twelve cardboard pieces, we cut out a two by three door (this was in the middle of the piece of cardboard) and we also cut out a window, one and a quarter by one and a quarter. Once this was all done, we placed coffee filters inside the ‘house’ to help with the insulation. After we did this, we started on the roof of the house. For this, we cut out two triangle pieces with a height of two and a half inches and a length of twelve inches, taping them to each of the two twelve inch sides of the box. We then cut out two more pieces of cardboard (six by six) and taped them to the two triangle pieces, leaving one of the sides able to be opened and closed. On the open side, we put in tin foil to help with insulation.

Test #1 TEST We tested our Thermal House for twenty minutes, checking the temperature every two minutes. These are the results: -2 … 43.2 F -4 … 41.3 F -6 … 42.7 F -8 … 43.4 F -10 … 47.1 F -12 … 46.2 F -14 … 48.0 F -16 … 49 F -18 … 50.1 F -20 … 48.7 F The initial weight of the cup with the ice was about thirty-one ounces ( the cup weighed about two ounces ) The final weight of the cup with the ice is about 28.4 ounces ( the cup weighing about two ounces )

Overall, our project cost $2950.00 using the cost of materials sheet END Overall, our project cost $2950.00 using the cost of materials sheet We think that this project was a success and if we were to make something like it again, we wouldn’t change a thing Our group has had a ton of fun working on this project and we cant wait for what we have to do next