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HSO Module Shelter

Biomedical

Aeronautical

Civil

So what are Engineers?

We are creators! Designing to meet the needs of the people.

Mechatronics

Electrical

Chemical

So what are the basic Human Needs?

Food Sanitation

Types of houses in different developing countries:

Clean water

Shelter

And this is what we are looking at today.

They all look different though. Why? Where were they built?

Other restrictions?
For example, moving around: Transitory Houses

City Living

Have you seen homes like these before? Why do people live in homes like these? Do you think they are appropriate for people or for the environment?

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Q: What kind of house would you build if you lived in the Arctic?

Q: What kind of house would you build if you lived in the desert?

Q: What kind of house would you build if you lived on a lake?

This is actually the case in Where is Cambodia? The Tonle Sap, Cambodia!

A: One that floats!!!!

Whats it like there?

The Tonle Sap

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Floating Villages

Houses on stilts:
Flood Season Dry Season

Floating houses

Methods of Flotation:
Spot them-

What are some issues with living in floating houses?

1. 2. Sanitation and Water 3. Fuel / energy Cooking fumes Fires 4. Food availability

Buoyancy:

The buoyant force is equal to the weight of water displaced by the object.

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Activity for today: Making a floating house!

Aim: Build a floating house that can hold the greatest number of marbles. Your budget is 5 units Each of the following things costs 1 unit: 1 X cup (foam or plastic) OR 1 X balloon OR 1 X cardboard OR 1 X brown paper back 4 X straws OR 4 X paddle pop sticks OR 4 X rubber bands 30cm sticky tape OR 30cm cling wrap OR 30cm aluminium foil

Competition time!

Please come to the front with your floating house.

Time is up!

Reflect:
Would you live in this house? What materials did you use? What worked well? What didnt?

But is this what happens in the real world?

Building materials Resource limitation Ideas Appropriate for the environment? Time limit You build with what available You couldnt buy everything at the stall With less money = innovation. You all had different designs! None of you had a roof! Any other problems you can think of? Shelter is one of the basic human needs. You cant get a job without a house.