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Students describe how buildings effect them emotionally. They recognize and describe at least five components of a particular building as metaphors for parts of the human body [Footing), heart(h), eye (window), door(mouth), face(facade), symmetry (position of windows or trees near front door), front/back].

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9th - 12th
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STEM
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