7th Graders Design Memorials for National Mall
In preparation for their Doorways trip to Washington, DC next week, 7th grade students proposed and designed memorials for the National Mall.
Charged with choosing a person or event from United States history, evaluating funding, telling a story, choosing a location and designing the actual structure, the student projects integrated elements of science, math and humanities.
The assignment also utilized student choice, collaborative teamwork, research, a Google Earth tour of their site, designing with Sketch-Up, and presentation skills. Students also researched the requirements to earn LEED Platinum status for building a monument with minimal environmental impacts.
The project culminated with team presentations at the Gries Center, and prepared students with meaningful lenses with which to view Washington, DC's spectacular monuments.
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The assignment also utilized student choice, collaborative teamwork, research, a Google Earth tour of their site, designing with Sketch-Up, and presentation skills. Students also researched the requirements to earn LEED Platinum status for building a monument with minimal environmental impacts.
The project culminated with team presentations at the Gries Center, and prepared students with meaningful lenses with which to view Washington, DC's spectacular monuments.
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Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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