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World Trade Center Design Proposals

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Students explore architectural design.  In this critical thinking and architecture lesson, students view a number of websites providing proposals for design plans of a new World Trade Center.  Students choose and evaluate three possible designs based on specific given criteria and prepare an oral presentation of which design is best suited to replace the original World Trade Center.

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architecture, the world trade center

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architectural design. arcjotecture evaluation, architecture, memorials, world trade center, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
5 days
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