Launch
Students will launch the tiny home wiring challenge by spotting hazards, analyzing a resident profile, and testing a first quick layout with code cards so they can frame the problem in terms of safety, access, and daily living needs.
Days 1 - 2
⚡ Wire It Right Rally
Launch 45m
🏠 Code and Comfort Jam
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Design Brief Creation
Students will define the tiny home wiring problem through resident needs, measurable criteria, and NEC-based constraints; research symbols and layout patterns; and assemble a design brief that prepares them to generate and test wiring concepts in the next phase.
Days 3 - 8
⚡ Wire It Right Debrief
Launch 40m
📐 Scale Map and Symbol Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🧰 NEC Code Cards Close Read
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🔎 Resident Profile Evidence Sort
Research 45m
📝 Tiny Home Design Brief Draft
Deliverable 50m
✅ Design Brief Gate Review
Assessment 40m
Plan & Prototype Build
Students will turn their design brief into tested wiring solutions by sketching multiple tiny home layouts, comparing options with a weighted decision matrix, selecting and justifying one plan, building a rapid cardboard or paper prototype, and collecting hazard-check data that will guide revision in the next phase.
Days 9 - 13
📐 Scale Wiring Concepts
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🧮 Decision Matrix Code Check
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🗣️ Peer Plan Tuning
Deliverable 45m
📦 Cardboard Room Prototype
Project Work 45m
⚠️ Hazard Test Station
Assessment 45m
Retest & Showcase
Students will analyze prototype test results, make evidence-based revisions to their tiny home wiring layouts, retest with the same criteria and code checks, document trade-offs and improvements, and prepare a stakeholder walkthrough that explains how their design better meets safety, efficiency, and resident needs.
Days 14 - 18
📊 Retest Data and Trade-Offs
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
🛠️ Revised Room Model Build
Project Work 45m
🔁 Code Check Peer Round
Deliverable 45m
👷 Electrician Walkthrough Review
Community Experience 45m
🎤 Wiring Walkthrough Checkpoint
Assessment 45m
Showcase
Students will present their final tiny home wiring plans to an authentic audience, explain code-based and resident-centered design decisions with evidence from testing and revision, gather feedback from visitors and peers, and complete a closing reflection on technical growth, teamwork, and professional communication.
Days 19 - 20
🏠 Wired for Living Expo
Community Experience 45m
🗣️ Final Reflection Walkthrough
Assessment 45m