This video captures an activity conducted with my students as part of a bridge building project conducted in cooperation with the American Institute of Architecture's, Architecture in Education program. My students were to measure the height of the Henry Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia using a plumb bob. Take a look...
This was a very powerful project that incorporated historical aspects of the American Revolution, geometry, public speaking, working cooperatively, ratio and proportion and a whole menu of grade appropriate curricular objectives and state mandated standards.
What grade level were these students?
NtPrfct4Gvn 1 year ago
@NtPrfct4Gvn 3rd - 4th graders
egret584 1 year ago