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THE WORLD WebQuest for Grades 3-5 Amy S. Waine

Architecture Around. THE WORLD WebQuest for Grades 3-5 Amy S. Waine. INTRODUCTION -.

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THE WORLD WebQuest for Grades 3-5 Amy S. Waine

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  1. Architecture Around THEWORLD WebQuest for Grades 3-5 Amy S. Waine

  2. INTRODUCTION - The year is 2025. You are an architect who has been hired by an Architectural Company. Your have been asked to design a new building. You will compete with other architects on researching, designing and creating a product from the choices of architectural styles. Company officials have told you prizes will be awarded for the top three designs and work! You are expected to be creative, resourceful and be a problem-solver with this project! So get ready to work on a great project! ..\Desktop

  3. TASKS- A. You will preview four different styles of architecture and choose one style and one sub-category to research. B. You will create a portfolioof drawings with the building style you chose.

  4. TASKS - C. Design and make a productthat will incorporate forms of technology, art, music and drama. D. Analyze patterns in buildings styles from pictures. Your research, portfolio and products will be presented to the company. You will discuss and analyze patterns in buildings styles with other architects.

  5. TASKS - E. The portfolio will later be shared with your boss (your teacher) and your other colleagues (your classmates) at a design meeting to determine the top three designs and products. F. We will travel to downtown Birmingham and go on a walking tour to view different architectural styles of churches and buildings.

  6. P R O C E S S - FOUR STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE: RESEARCH - You will research/gather information about the four styles of architec- ture and the sub-cate- gories. * JACOBIAN * COLONIAL * ROMANTIC * ECLECTIC/PERIOD STYLES

  7. PROCESS – CONTINUED (English) SUB-CATEGORY - JACOBIAN STYLE Renaissance style, Elizabethan style, and Gregorian style

  8. PROCESS – CONTINUAR (Spanish) SUB – CATEGORY- COLONIAL STYLE Dutch Colonial, French Colonial, Georgian, and Federalist Style

  9. PROCESS – CONTINUER (French) SUB-CATEGORY- ROMANTIC STYLE Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Italianate

  10. PROCESS – CONTINUED (English) ECLECTIC/PERIOD STYLE- SUB-CATEGORIES Beaux Arts, (Classicism) Neo-Classical, International Style, and Prairie School

  11. P R O C E S S – FORSETZEN (German) After Researching … Then… You will choose one style and one sub category to research using the Internet sites provided, books, videos and/or movies. 3. Begin researching your topic. You can use the links located in the RESOURCE SECTION to help you become familiar with your topic.

  12. PROCESS - Continued COPY & PASTE- QUESTION WORKSHEET 4. You will COPY & PASTE four images from the websites to a WORD document. You will draw all four of the images and place then in your portfolio. You will later share these images with other architects. 5. You will answer the question worksheet given to you by your boss to collect information for your WebQuest.

  13. Architectural Question Worksheet Name________________________________ Date_________________ Answer the following questions in complete sentences based on research. 1. What is an architect? Use the following link: (http://www.takus.com/architecture/definitions.html) 2. Who is an architect? Use the following link: ( http://architecture.about.com/cs/buildyourhouse/g/architect.html) 3. Name three main architects from the style you choose . 4. Where and what group of people started the style? Use the following link: ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ your style. 5. Name four places in the world where your style can be found today. 6. Name three repeating patterns on the buildings that you see. 7. What are the key features of the style? 8. Why did you choose this style? 9. Compare this style to another style you researched. Note five differences and five similarities. 10. What do these styles have in common?

  14. PROCESS - CONTINUED 6. Use the following sites in the RESOURCES SECTION to learn about the architectural style you are discovering. Browse through the various sites to help with your research. 7. Next, you will meet with your boss to show her your accomplishments so far. You will share your work with your colleagues at a later time.

  15. PROCESS - CONTINUED 8. The four images you drew should be reflective of the style of architecture that you are studied. You can draw what you see on the Web. Your work will be placed into your portfolio. 9. The one NEW BUILDING DESIGNthat you create will have the same key features from the style. 10. Practice drawing the key features before you incorporate them into your NEW BUILDING DESIGN.

  16. 11. The portfolio will include the following: • * One typed page of research of facts about the style of architecture • * A printout of four images of the style of architecture • Four drawn architectural designs based on the images of the style from the WEB • Completed Architectural Questions Worksheet • One NEW BUILDING DESIGN that incorporates key features of the style with your choice of art, drama, music, or technology. PROCESS - CONTINUED

  17. PROCESS – FINAL (SE FINI) FRENCH Finally, it is time to meet with your boss and other architects for a firm meeting. Architects will have 5-7 minutes to present their architectural designs portfolio to their colleagues to share new designs for the firm to build in the future.

  18. RESOURCE SECTION - The purpose of the RESOURCE SECTION is to help you understand architectural terms and meanings. Use these sites throughout the WebQuest for your answers.

  19. HELPFUL WEBSITE RESOURCES - http://www.takus.com/architecture/definitions.html http://architecture.about.com/cs/buildyourhouse/g/archi- tect.html Illustrated architecture dictionary- http://ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/vocab.html Dictionary of architectural terms- http://architecture.about.com/library/bl-glossary.html Lists of Architectural styles- scroll down to see info and links; http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/amstyles. Html Menu of styles- http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~twp/architecture/ Styles of architecture in Buffalo, NY- http://ah.bfn.org/a/archsty/index.html

  20. HELPFUL WEBSITE RESOURCES - Realtor Magazine Online-Styles: http://www.realtor.org/rmoarch.nsf/pages archguide?OpenDocument Encyclopedia-research style by completing a search: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Architecture: http://www.realviews.com/index.html

  21. Helpful Website Resources - A list of websites specific to styles: COLONIAL- http://www.vintagedesigns.com/architecture/dc ev/sem/index.html http://www.eplans.com/colonial-house plans/dutch.hwx http://www.salemweb.com/guide/arch/federal.s Html http://www.greatbuildings.com ROMANTIC – http://www.salemweb.com/guide/arch/italianate shtml http://www.greatbuildings.com

  22. HELPFUL WEBSITE RESOURCES - JACOBIAN – http://www.greatbuildings.com ECLECTIC/PERIOD - http://www.si.umich.edu/umarch/styles/b auxart.html http://www.franklloydwright.org/index.cf ?section=research&action=thework http://www.greatbuildings.com

  23. EVALUATION RUBRIC Exemplary(4)Very Good(3) Average (2) Needs (1) Score Improvement Task: All questions The questions Not all questions Questions25% Completed answered were answered, completed or not completed. Questions accurately. but not all accurate. accurate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Task: All images Most images Some images Images and 25% Four images and and drawings and drawings drawings and four drawings complete. complete. Incomplete. drawings complete. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tasks: One full page Mostly full Half full page Two pargraphs25% One page completed. Page of research of research. or less completed. of research ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Task: Product Product mostly Product somewhat Product not 25% Product reflective of style reflective of style reflective of style reflective of style

  24. CONCLUSION - Your architectural firm has many new designs and portfolios to choose a new building design. The firm is ready to locate the site of the new building. Through your research and presentations, you should now understand that architecture has many styles and periods that have changed over time and are influenced by the past, and will continue to grow in the future. This WebQuest was designed for you to become familiar with the career of architecture. A successful architect must have math and engineering skills and good social skills to work with other professionals.

  25. CONCLUSION - This WebQuest will have an extension lesson. You will go out into the field to observe buildings in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. You will sketch buildings and take a closer look analyzing patterns within the style of the building. You and your colleagues will come back to the firm and discuss your findings. The evidence that you provide will verify that the geometric relationship is present. So let’s get started!

  26. SO LET’S GET STARTED!

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