Workshop easily accommodates 40-60 students (space providing) during a 75-90 minute hands-on workshop. Over the course of a school day three GRADE levels of three classes each with 20 students each can be accommodated.
Not applicable
September through May
In-School,
$10
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All pipes and connectors to construct 3-4 two story geodomes.
All pre-workshop support materials are available on the website (GeodomeWorkshops.com) and can be previewed and downloaded by classroom teachers. Printing (optional) is responsibility of the classroom teacher.
A small gymnasium or space with 16' high ceiling. Weather permitting, the workshops can be conducted out-of-doors.
I can identify polygons from 3 to 10 sides.
I can identify the 5 regular polyhedral shapes (tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron)
I can identify parts and their aspects of polygons (angles, sides) and use them to categorize the type of shape it is (equilateral, isosceles, scalene, quadrilateral, . . .)
I can use materials safely and correctly to construct large scale designs that I replicate or create.
I can explain why triangles are strong and how they transfer the forces of compression and tension.
I can cite examples of how design affects human behavior.
This program actively involves students in the construction of large scale geometric shapes through hands-on use of cpvc pipe (4-5' lengths) in a large space over an 80-90 minute time span. Intermittent explanations of the materials, process, learning targets, and final creations take place throughout the session. Differentiation across grades occurs within the reinforcement of the common core / art standards specific to grade level.
Grade 6
Grade 6: Mathematics: Geometry: Solve Real-World and Mathematical Problems Involving Area, Surface Area, and Volume: Cluster #1: Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
Grade 6: Mathematics: Geometry: Solve Real-World and Mathematical Problems Involving Area, Surface Area, and Volume: Cluster #4: Represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
Grade 6: Visual Art: Creating Anchor Standard 2: Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work: A: Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.
Grade 6: Visual Art: Creating Anchor Standard 2: Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work: B: Explain environmental implications of conservation, care, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.
Grade 6: Visual Art: Presenting Anchor Standard 4: Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation: A: Analyze similarities and differences associated with preserving and presenting two- dimensional, three- dimensional, and digital artwork.
Grade 7
Grade 7: Mathematics: Geometry: Solve Real-World and Mathematical Problems Involving Area, Surface Area, and Volume: Cluster # 5: Use facts about supplementary, complementary, vertical, and adjacent angles in a multi-step problem to write and solve simple equations for an unknown angle in a figure.
Grade 7: Mathematics: Geometry: Solve Real-World and Mathematical Problems Involving Area, Surface Area, and Volume: Cluster # 6: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.
Grade 7: Visual Art: Creating Anchor Standard 1: Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work: A: Develop criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.
Grade 7: Visual Art: Creating Anchor Standard 2: Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work: A: Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.
Grade 7: Visual Arts: Responding Anchor Standard 7: B: Analyze multiple ways that images influence specific audiences.
Grade 8
Grade 8: Mathematics: Geometry: Understand and Apply the Pythagorean Theorem: Cluster #7.
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real- world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions.
Grade 8: Mathematics: Geometry: Understand Congruence and Similarity Using Physical Models, Transparencies, or Geometry Software: Cluster #5.
Use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum and exterior angle of triangles, about the angles created when parallel lines are cut by a transversal, and the angle-angle criterion for similarity of triangles. For example, arrange three copies of the same triangle so that the sum of the three angles appears to form a line, and give an argument in terms of transversals why this is so.
Grade 8: Visual Arts: Creating Anchor Standard 1: Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work: B: Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present- day life using a contemporary practice of art and design.
Grade 8: Visual Arts: Creating Anchor Standard 2: Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work. A: Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art- making or designing.
Grade 8: Visual Arts: Responding Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work: Explain how a person"s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture and environment and impact the visual image that one conveys to others.
