Topic: Urban Planning and Development
Project: 3D Geometricity
Academic Area/Skills: Math, Art, Social Studies, Engineering
Materials: Pre-printed nets on cardstock, scissors, glue or tape, colored pencils
Grades: 2nd and Above
Second grade students were studying communities in their social studies curriculum so I decided to incorporate this into their STEAM class. I found a great curriculum online and adapted it to fit the needs of the second grade students. The curriculum, Geometrocity can be found here on Teachers Pay Teachers. Students used the nets to create 3D buildings they placed on a grid. Each student was given a different part of the city- such as entertainment districts, suburban areas, industrial district, and tourist destinations. This was a lengthy project, as students had to coordinate with each other, plan their city, then design and build it. Overall, this took about a month but the results were pretty amazing!
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