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3rd Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities
1. Connect to this link: http://www.archkidecture.org/. Click on Build It!. Next, click on ideas on the right-hand panel. Then click on PATTERNS.
2. This web page presents a series of photographs of interesting buildings. Look for the pattern in the first photograph. Do you see it? Roll the cursor over the photograph to see the pattern highlighted. Was your guess about the pattern correct?
3. Click on the "2" below the photograph to go to the next page. Can you see the pattern in this photograph? Roll the cursor over this photograph to see the pattern highlighted. Repeat until you reach the ninth page.
4. What did you discover about patterns in architecture? Draw a birds-eye-view of your school. Do you see any patterns? What are they?
For additional information on architecture go to http://www.casas.com/architect/franklloydwright/fallingwater010.html.
2. This web page presents a series of photographs of interesting buildings. Look for the pattern in the first photograph. Do you see it? Roll the cursor over the photograph to see the pattern highlighted. Was your guess about the pattern correct?
3. Click on the "2" below the photograph to go to the next page. Can you see the pattern in this photograph? Roll the cursor over this photograph to see the pattern highlighted. Repeat until you reach the ninth page.
4. What did you discover about patterns in architecture? Draw a birds-eye-view of your school. Do you see any patterns? What are they?
For additional information on architecture go to http://www.casas.com/architect/franklloydwright/fallingwater010.html.