The Modern Alberta Housing Project

Contract for Work

Details:
Greetings contractors,
I am the one of the investors in a large area of land that was recently purchased for the
development of a large housing area. You and your partners have been chosen to build one of the
houses that will be added to the area. Your past experience shows that we have made the right
choice, and we are confident that you can meet the expectations that we have set out for you.
This document is a contract that holds you to the responsibility of designing, building, and
providing electricity to a home that must meet the expectations that are listed on page two
of this contract. If you choose to accept (no, you do not really have a choice), you will be
given THREE WEEKS to design, build, and wire your house.
The house that you build will be inspected twice. Once for general features, and once for
electrical features.

Inspection Dates:
1. Feature Inspection Monday, April 11th
2. Electrical Inspection Monday, April 18th.
The Grade 4/5 contractors union (you guys) will provide the materials that are needed for
designing and constructing your house. You will need to start with a frame (a cardboard box) that
you will choose following the signing of this contract. Learning opportunities for certain parts of
your houses will take place throughout the building process.
Good luck,
Mr. Guyler Beckerson
Investor

Contractor names (printed):_______________________________________________________

Signatures:
Contractor One: _________________

Date: __________________

Contractor Two: _________________

Date: __________________

Investor: ___________________

Date: __________________

General Features of the House

Your house design must include the following:

1. AT LEAST four rooms, and AT MOST, six rooms.

2. One room must be a kitchen. It must be easy to tell that it is a kitchen.
3. One room must be a living room. It must be easy to tell that it is a living room.
4. You must have two entrances to your house. They must open and close.
5. You must have AT LEAST one window in each room.
6. You must have a roof that can be taken off of your house.
7. No cardboard can be left showing. It must be covered.
8. There must be flooring.
9. Each room must have a different design.
10. Each room must have a door or entrance.
YOU MUST SUBMIT A BRAINSTORMING PAGE BY THE END OF THE
DAY ON APRIL 6, 2016.
Electrical Features of the House
BEFORE YOU BEGIN WIRING YOUR HOUSE, YOU MUST COMPLETE
A CIRCUIT DIAGRAM OF THE DEVICES THAT WILL BE IN YOUR
HOME.
Your house must include the following:

1. 2 switches. One must control all of the power in the house. One must control
only one device.
2. TWO 9 volt batteries, or ONE 9 volt battery, and ONE 1.5 volt battery.
3. Your batteries must be on the outside of the house.
4. Every room must have a light.
5. You must have a ceiling fan.
6. You must make use of one motor it needs to do something.
7. ALL WIRES IN THE HOUSE MUST BE COVERED.

BRAINSTORMING SHEET
Use this space to jot down ideas for your house design with your partner

House Building Checklist

Use this checklist to make sure you included all of these features in your house
Before Electricity
Feature
1. The house has at least FOUR rooms and no more than SIX rooms

Check

2. One room is clearly a kitchen

3. One room is clearly a living room
4. The house has TWO entrances. They have doors
5. Each room has AT LEAST one window
6. The roof can be taken off of the house
7. All cardboard is covered
8. There is flooring
9. Each room has a different design (colour, pattern, etc.)
10. Each room has a door or entrance

Total:

/10
After Electricity

Feature
1. House has TWO SWITCHES. One controls all electricity, one controls one
device
2. Power source is TWO 9 volt batteries, or ONE 9 volt battery and ONE 1.5 volt
battery
3. All wires in the house are covered
4. Batteries are outside of the house
5. Every room has a light
6. There is a ceiling fan
7. There is motor it does something

Total:

/7

General Feature Inspection Report

Check

Contractors: ______________________________________________________
Date: ___________________
The inspection is being completed on time: Yes: ___ No: ___
Feature
1. The house has at least FOUR rooms and no more than SIX rooms

(1 Mark)
Check

2. One room is clearly a kitchen

3. One room is clearly a living room
4. The house has TWO entrances. They have doors
5. Each room has AT LEAST one window
6. The roof can be taken off of the house
7. All cardboard is covered
8. There is flooring
9. Each room has a different design (colour, pattern, etc.)
10. Each room has a door or entrance

Total:

/11

Comments:

Signatures:
Contractor One: _________________________

Date: _____________

Contractor Two: _________________________

Date: _____________

Inspector: _________________________

Date: _____________

Electrical Inspection Report

Contractors: ______________________________________________________
Date: ___________________
The inspection is being completed on time: Yes: ___ No: ___

(1 Mark)

After Electricity
Feature
1. House has TWO SWITCHES. One controls all electricity, one controls one
device
2. Power source is TWO 9 volt batteries, or ONE 9 volt battery and ONE 1.5 volt
battery
3. All wires in the house are covered
4. Batteries are outside of the house
5. Every room has a light
6. There is a ceiling fan
7. There is motor it does something

Total:

Check

/7

Comments:

Signatures:
Contractor One: _________________________

Date: _____________

Contractor Two: _________________________

Date: _____________

Inspector: _________________________

Date: _____________

Final Inspection and Seal

Contractors: ______________________________________________________
Date: ___________________
Inspection one on time: Yes: ___ No: ___
Inspection two on time: Yes: ___ No: ___

(1 Mark)
(1 Mark)

Feature
1. The house has at least FOUR rooms and no more than SIX rooms

Check

2. One room is clearly a kitchen

3. One room is clearly a living room
4. The house has TWO entrances. They have doors
5. Each room has AT LEAST one window
6. The roof can be taken off of the house
7. All cardboard is covered
8. There is flooring
9. Each room has a different design (colour, pattern, etc.)
10. Each room has a door or entrance
Feature
1. House has TWO SWITCHES. One controls all electricity, one controls one
device
2. Power source is TWO 9 volt batteries, or ONE 9 volt battery and ONE 1.5 volt
battery
3. All wires in the house are covered
4. Batteries are outside of the house
5. Every room has a light
6. There is a ceiling fan
7. There is motor it does something

Check

Signatures:
Contractor One: _________________________

Date: _____________

Contractor Two: _________________________

Date: _____________

Inspector: _________________________

Date: _____________