Geometry in Architecture

by Meaghan Bennett, Adil Benhayoun, & Jeremy Lee

Introduction
Anchor Video
Concept Map
Project Calendar
Lesson Plans
Letter to Parents
Assessments
Resources
Modifications
Grant

  Project Calendar

                          

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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1

Individual Pre-assessment /Introduction

-Anchor Video

-Project Overview

-Assign Groups and regions.

BENCHMARK:

On types of angles, and their definitions.

- Talk about how it will relate to their project

Computer Lab, research in groups.

Comp. Lab Cont. Research

-talk about group presentations

 

Assign:

Vocab worksheet.

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2

 

Presentations in Jigsaw method:

 What students learned about the architecture of their region

PROJECT DAY

Comp lab research on specific buildings that model geometric terms.

BENCHMARK:

Lesson on triangle properties and congruence theorems.

INVESTIGATION:

Models of geometric patterns.

-review area/perimeter.

Investigation project due.

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3

 

 

INVESTIGATION:

Introduction to blueprints.

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on blueprints

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on blueprints

 

DUE: blueprint concept

Assign: shapes worksheet

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on blueprints

 

DUE:

Shapes worksheet

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on blueprints

 

DUE: final blueprint

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4

 

INVESTIGATION:

Introduction to CADD program

(Computer lab)

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on CADD drawing

 

Assign:

Review Sheet

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on CADD drawing

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on CADD drawing

DUE:

Review worksheet

Discussion:

-Emergent problems

-Discoveries

-Trouble-shooting

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5

 

BENCHMARK

 

Volume/ surface area

-Introduction to building a model

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on 3-D model

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on 3-D model

 

­­­­Assign: requirements for final presentations / write up.

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on 3-D model

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on 3-D model

DUE:

3-D models

 

(turn page)

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6

 

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on presentations

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on presentations

PROJECT DAY

 

Work on final touches

         GROUP

PRESENTATIONS

(Everything turned in with your presentation!)