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Field Trip to the National Building Museum
Young scholars tour the National Building Museum and have already prepared a list of questions to ask. A planned activity is performed at the museum as well.
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Bedroom Redecoration Project
In this bedroom redecoration project, your young mathematicians become interior designers. They plan, draw, and determine finances for the project. They apply their knowledge of working with decimals, geometric shapes, and problem...
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Systems of the Human Body
Students inquire about human anatomy by completing a worksheet. In this body systems lesson, students discuss the importance of a self-regulating body and how the skeletal, muscular, respiratory and digestive system all take care of...
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Maya Lesson Plans
Mayan cities may have mysteriously disappeared, but the culture still thrives today. Maya lesson plans bring the culture alive.
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From Greece to Main Street
Young scholars consider the influence of the Greeks on American architecture. In this American Greek Revival architecture lesson, students identify the attributes of architectural style as they compare the Parthenon with the Lincoln...
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Design a Tornado-Proof Building
Students design a tornado-proof building. For this inquiry-based lesson, students demonstrate their knowledge of tornadoes and the damage they can cause by trying to design a building that can withstand a tornado.
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Math and the Greek-Golden Proportions
Fourth graders study math and the golden mean. In this math meets Greek history lesson, 4th graders study ratios and proportions in relation to the Greeks. The use of clay is incorporated ino this lesson.
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Intro to Building Bridges
Students participate in groups to complete the best bridge. In this bridge building lesson, students are assigned a role in building the bridge. Students will have to keep to their budgets. After the bridges are built, parents will be...
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Bronze Age Life
In this architectural worksheet, students design their own hut by using the template provided. They must draw an aerial view and cross-sectional view.
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Building Bridges for Young Learners--Culture
Students explore the concept of "culture." In this cross curriculum literacy and world history instructional activity, students listen to a letter written by a child from Namibia, then compare and contrast life in Africa with their own...
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Model Design and Building: merit badge
In this model design and building worksheet, students fill out short answer questions about model design and building in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 6 questions total.
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Building a Model Springbox
Students examine ways to protect fresh drinking water. In this clean drinking water lesson, students listen to the story of Lauren Fry about building a springbox to collect groundwater. Students build a springbox.
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Charleston Architectural Study
Student learn about the historical significance and local history of Charlestown SC. Students begin with lectures, notes, coloring books and culminate with historical building visits.
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Build a Cardboard Bridge That Can Hold Potatoes
Students identify the characteristics of a bridge and build with junk materials. In this bridge building lesson, students use cereal boxes, paper towel or toilet paper tubes and tape to create their bridges. Bridges must be a certain...
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Clubhouse Design
Fifth graders design a blueprint and floor plan for a one-story clubhouse. In this architectural design lesson plan, 5th graders view several floor plans and blueprints on the Internet then design a one-story clubhouse that includes...
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Discovering Details: Shoebox Designs
Students investigate architectural art by creating an interior design for a box. In this art design activity, students analyze modern artifacts such as doorknobs, brackets and mailboxes by using a Venn diagram to identify similarities...
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Race the Track! Design Challenge
Students use the design process to investigate physical science. In this force and motion lesson, design a track to achieve a specified outcome. Students complete additional experiments with speed and distance. Students recognize the...
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The World's Tallest Building
Young scholars investigate the world's tallest buildings. In this architecture lesson, students discover how humans change the physical environment. Young scholars read about and view pictures of famous buildings in the world. Students...
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Race the Track! Design Challenge
Students focus on a force and motion problem, explore it, reflect on it and apply it while completing experiments. In this motion lesson, students experiment with force and motion by creating a track for testing cars.
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Art-itecture
Students envision their dream house. In this architecture lesson, students imagine their dream house. Students are encouraged to think about their family, lifestyle, and how they would like others to see them. Students make drawings of...
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Geometry of Democracy
Students explore the architecture of New England by identifying geometric shapes. For this architectural lesson, students examine photographs of classic building architecture and use a transparency to trace geometric shapes they...
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Wonders of the World
Fifth graders investigate a famous structure. In this Wonders of the World lesson, 5th graders examine the architecture of a famous structure of the world. Students answer questions about their structure. Students gather research,...
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Housing: Types of Shelters
Students experiment with the construction of shelters and the various types of architectural designs. In this shelters instructional activity, students draw the building they live in. Students compare and contrast buildings made today...
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Looking at French Decorative Arts: Symbols in Marquetry
Students study symbols on a French cabinet. In this architectural design lesson, students examine the symbolism of the door panel on the "Cabinet on Stand." Students create their own unique design based on a symbol from another country.