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Peer reviewedStephens, Gregory P. – Mathematics Teacher, 1997
Presents a trigonometry problem concerning control of the entry of sunlight through a window. (ASK)
Descriptors: Architecture, Integrated Activities, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Davis, Meredith; Hawley, Peter; McMullan, Bernard; Spilka, Gertrude – 1997
This book presents findings of a 1993 study of how design in the curriculum helps students achieve national educational objectives. It also explores opportunities for expanding the role design can play in students' academic lives. Results of the 1993 study reveal how the use of design experiences in classrooms provides teachers and students with a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Architecture, Art, Building Design
Sylvester, Diane; Wiemann, Mary – 1982
The activities in this book have been selected especially for gifted students in grades 4 through 8. They are designed to challenge and help students develop and apply higher-level thinking skills. The activities have been grouped by subject matter into mythology, archaeology, and architecture. The mythology section includes Chinese, Eskimo,…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Archaeology, Architecture, Built Environment
Ambrose, Don – 2002
Noting that everyday creativity often requires imaginative insight, this book provides opportunities for children and adults to invent and problem solve by confronting puzzling scenarios that invite visual imagination. Each of the 71 activities in the book begins with a scenario that promotes speculative imagination. In the creative- and…
Descriptors: Architecture, Art Activities, Creative Thinking, Creative Writing
Download full textTwin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN. – 1995
Newton's Apple is a PBS family science program that explores basic science through high-energy, hands-on demonstrations. This volume is a collection of the teacher's guides from four seasons of Newton's Apple which were originally broadcast from 1991 through 1994. Each of the four seasons in the volume contains 26 lessons and a combination of…
Descriptors: Architecture, Athletics, Biological Sciences, Biology
Peer reviewedWhitin, David J. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Discusses factors that influence the shapes of houses built in different cultures. Poses the problem of building a house with optimal floor space given a fixed amount of material for the walls. Discusses students' findings, questions raised during group discussions, and mathematical concepts utilized to solve the problem. (MDH)
Descriptors: Architecture, Area, Elementary Education, Geometric Concepts
Peer reviewedBrahier, Daniel, Ed. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
A thematic approach to curriculum enables students to connect topics and supports meaningful inquiry. Presents 4 activities for levels K-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 in which students explore problems of interest to them involving the theme of construction and architecture. Includes reproducible worksheets. (MDH)
Descriptors: Architecture, Class Activities, Construction Materials, Cooperative Learning
