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IN-CLASSROOM SESSION 1
from 2019 ARCH & ED
by Thea Seno
STUDENT QUOTE
“A column holds up the roof material!”
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Photo showing Santino’s leaf embossing.
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Photo showing Justin’s leaf embossing.
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IN-CLASSROOM SESSION 3
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Attendance in classroom: 14/16
To start the lesson we did a recap on how nature related to architecture from lesson two. They also did great on explaining the huts and what they’ve learned from the last lesson.
During this lesson they learned the importance of material in relation to architecture. We explained how it is important for architects to study materials so they know which one best fits their design. The students related the lesson to materials they saw in the classroom and why it was important to know how a material functions in order to place it in the correct spot.
Their previous lessons on nature and material prepared them for the next lesson they were going to receive during this third session. During this lesson they learned the importance of ‘ornament’.
They learned that ornament was like decoration and that people use inspiration from nature to make ornament in any design. The students then went around the classroom naming all the ‘ornament’ they could find, showing us that they grasped the concept of ornament.
We combined natural material with material study to introduce their next project. For this lesson they created their own natural ornaments to add to their hut. They took grids and a variety of flowers to create whatever design they envisioned. They created different patterns, some created their initials, and others decided to go the spontaneous route with whatever they thought looked best.
At the end of it, the flowers were then hot glued to stay attached to the grid and a ribbon was added to be able to hang on the hut’s roof. The ornaments will make beautiful addition to the huts.
-The first picture shows a student on the left using a pattern while on the right, they chose to place the flowers wherever. -The second shows Jaidon and Jo’Mier laughing and cutting out flowers for the class. -The last shows Tierra helping the students and cutting them flowers. 16
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STUDENT QUOTE
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This photo is showing the end result of the ornaments the students created.
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IN-CLASSROOM SESSION 4
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Attendance in classroom: 14/16
Today was definitely the messiest lesson of the curriculum. During this lesson, they had their final presentation. This presentation was on the Primitive Hut. We recapped on what they’ve learned about structure and the reasoning behind the tallest tower contest. The students remembered that the pretzel sticks resembled tree trunks and how they work as columns. We then recapped everything they’ve learned about the primitive hut and summarized the aspects of what it entails.
We asked the students what they believed the strongest material was for the hut’s structure. They knew right away that it was wood because of their previous lessons. They knew that it was the strongest element in nature that people found.
Today the students experimented with celery and peanut butter to play with a hut’s structure one last time before they began their final project. They were told to create whatever primitive hut they chose and worked in groups in order to do so.
It was probably one of their most favorite lessons as it was a fun activity to summarize everything they’ve learned on the structure and the primitive hut. It was definitely messy but they enjoyed playing around with how far they can get with the peanut butter.
Photo of Kristyn, Iyana, and Isaiah with their celery huts.
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