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Overview
Students in grades seven and eight discover the mathematics of architecture as they design and construct a model home, drawing floor plans and site plans, then building walls and roofs for their scale models. Each step is filled with opportunities for students to explore the mathematical themes of scale and proportion, geometric representations, and area measurement.Editorials
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A book of lesson plans for teachers of 7th and 8th grades. Students discover the mathematics of architecture as they plan and construct scale model houses. Lesson plans in English and Spanish emphasize open-ended problem solving and decision making, and include discussion questions, writing activities, and criteria for embedded assessment. Includes b&w photos, and reproducible blackline masters. Lacks an index and a bibliography. Plastic comb-binding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
December 31, 1994
Publisher
Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c1994.
Pages
194
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780435083601