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Design a Treehouse
In Tricked-Out Treehouses, you read about a company that designs treehouses. Use these steps and what you learned in the article to make a blueprint for your own treehouse. Then enter your idea in our contest!
STATE YOUR OBJECTIVE
How do you want your treehouse to look, and what features should it have? Where would it be located? How many people could it hold? Write a detailed description of the treehouse. Include information about the criteria and constraints you’d need to consider for your design to be successful.
BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS
Think about how you could turn your idea from step 1 into a reality. Come up with several different ideas for your treehouse. Write out step-by-step plans, draw diagrams, or make models for each design.
PLAN AND IMPROVE IT
Pick your best idea from step 2. Create a blueprint. This type of technical drawing is drawn to scale and contains measurements and symbols to indicate design features, such as a toilet. Discuss your plans as a class and offer suggestions to improve each other’s treehouse design.
OPTIMIZE YOUR DESIGN
Based on the feedback you received in step 3, make adjustments to your design. Keep modifying your plans until you’re satisfied. Then enter your design in our contest.
Include illustrations or photos of a model treehouse. Submit a 1-page description of its design features. Select entries will be judged by Nelson Treehouse and Supply. Two winners will each receive a Nelson Treehouse prize package. Click here for more details about how to enter.
ANALYZE IT: How might a treehouse be utilized to help people in ways other than for recreation?