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Dwellings Around the Globe

In this activity students will explore dwellings across the globe. They will conduct collaborative research on cliff dwellings, igloos, longhouses, and yurts.

›› Full lesson

	Coast-to-Coast B...
	60-30-10
	Turn Off the Tub...
	Tour + Workshop ...
	Tour + Workshop ...

›› Take the Tangent and Run

›› Working on my 1st design

›› CHAD & C-H SDI

›› Mural Project

›› Navigating through 'Conve

6/18/2007 9:20:30 PM Posted By Deborah Klose I bought a book last week "HOW OLD IS THIS HOUSE?" by Hugh Howard. It states on the cover that this book is " A Skeleton Key to Dating and Identifying Three Centuries of American Houses" It reminded me of the exercise that we were given in Brooklyn at the Fulton Street Mall workshop. Each group got a variety of photographs with dates removed. We were asked to date them and put them into chronological order. I was pretty acurate! The architecture, cars clothing and hairstyles told the story. Philadelphia is an old city with houses and buildings from each century. Next school year, after giving students information about period architecture, I am going to ask the students to identify the age of their own house. It could be a fun project.
6/19/2007 5:17:40 PM Posted By George Latos That sounds fun. We have the Providence Preservation Society here in RI. They take the kids on free walking tours of the old historical homes. They teach them about ionic columns, dentals, belt courses, and the like. It could be interesting to add some helpful dating tips to the tour.
6/20/2007 2:00:34 PM Posted By John Galt One idea that is related to your project is to see the different influences that different architectures have had on the buildings in your area. What were the architectural styles at that time, which older periods did they copy from, what are the architectural styles now? It is always interesting to use things from the students' lives.
6/21/2007 11:06:37 AM Posted By Catherine Perry One of the advantages of living in NYC is that on a single block, each building can be from a different period. It's funny to go to cities like Boston, Quebec or Chicago, that to me, can have blocks where many of the buildings look like they're from the same era. When I have my slideshows of these areas, I usually ask students why this is.The answer as to why NYC looks this way is easy for them; but in considering other cities, many of them believe that city planners hire architects who will build structures that 'match' the others. Students, as we all may know, are really into matching. Lots of my students are from other countries, too, so I make a point of bringing that into the mix.I ask what kinds of details can clue them in to what time period the buildings could come from, and their answers are remarkably astute.
6/22/2007 1:13:48 AM Posted By Dorothy Ahoklui Deborah, this idea seems great. In my school we have a period called D.E.A.T (drop everything and tech) where the students are engaged in activities around the areas of architecture, engineering and construction trades and your finding seems like a great activity to give the students.
6/22/2007 11:35:21 AM Posted By sudha singh Being an avid photographer, I just love this idea. I have showm learners the pictures I take across the globe to share what life is like , but did not incorporate this element. I am going to try the design element in future.
6/27/2007 10:36:47 AM Posted By Susan Miller Deborah, I love this idea and I will definitely look into this book. The idea of contrasting cities in different areas of the US as well as different countries are great additions. Thanks!
6/27/2007 10:47:08 AM Posted By Susan Miller I just looked the title up on AMazon, and it is available for about $8 including shipping, for anyone who might be interested..

6/18/2007 9:20:30 PM

Posted By Deborah Klose

I bought a book last week "HOW OLD IS THIS HOUSE?" by Hugh Howard. It states on the cover that this book is " A Skeleton Key to Dating and Identifying Three Centuries of American Houses" It reminded me of the exercise that we were given in Brooklyn at the Fulton Street Mall workshop. Each group got a variety of photographs with dates removed. We were asked to date them and put them into chronological order. I was pretty acurate! The architecture, cars clothing and hairstyles told the story. Philadelphia is an old city with houses and buildings from each century. Next school year, after giving students information about period architecture, I am going to ask the students to identify the age of their own house. It could be a fun project.

6/19/2007 5:17:40 PM

Posted By George Latos

That sounds fun. We have the Providence Preservation Society here in RI. They take the kids on free walking tours of the old historical homes. They teach them about ionic columns, dentals, belt courses, and the like. It could be interesting to add some helpful dating tips to the tour.

6/20/2007 2:00:34 PM

Posted By John Galt

One idea that is related to your project is to see the different influences that different architectures have had on the buildings in your area. What were the architectural styles at that time, which older periods did they copy from, what are the architectural styles now? It is always interesting to use things from the students' lives.

6/21/2007 11:06:37 AM

Posted By Catherine Perry

One of the advantages of living in NYC is that on a single block, each building can be from a different period. It's funny to go to cities like Boston, Quebec or Chicago, that to me, can have blocks where many of the buildings look like they're from the same era. When I have my slideshows of these areas, I usually ask students why this is.The answer as to why NYC looks this way is easy for them; but in considering other cities, many of them believe that city planners hire architects who will build structures that 'match' the others. Students, as we all may know, are really into matching. Lots of my students are from other countries, too, so I make a point of bringing that into the mix.I ask what kinds of details can clue them in to what time period the buildings could come from, and their answers are remarkably astute.

6/22/2007 1:13:48 AM

Posted By Dorothy Ahoklui

Deborah, this idea seems great. In my school we have a period called D.E.A.T (drop everything and tech) where the students are engaged in activities around the areas of architecture, engineering and construction trades and your finding seems like a great activity to give the students.

6/22/2007 11:35:21 AM

Posted By sudha singh

Being an avid photographer, I just love this idea. I have showm learners the pictures I take across the globe to share what life is like , but did not incorporate this element. I am going to try the design element in future.

6/27/2007 10:36:47 AM

Posted By Susan Miller

Deborah, I love this idea and I will definitely look into this book. The idea of contrasting cities in different areas of the US as well as different countries are great additions. Thanks!

6/27/2007 10:47:08 AM

Posted By Susan Miller

I just looked the title up on AMazon, and it is available for about $8 including shipping, for anyone who might be interested..

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