Architecture+Through+the+Ages+5

__Title__: Architecture Through the Ages

__Description__: Students will compare the architecture of buildings with a similar purpose throughout different time periods and deliver a PowerPoint presentation of their findings.

__Duration__: Nine 45-minute periods

__Learning Objectives__:

Research the architecture of one specific building type through three different periods of history.

Present your findings in a PowerPoint presentation.

__Materials__: Laptop computers with Internet access Projector Interactive Whiteboard ____

__Step by Step Procedure__:

DAY ONE

Students will view a sample project, and review the project rubric.

Students will form groups of three. Each group will select one type of building to compare over three different time periods. If possible, one should be an ancient civilization, one should be medeval or Renaissance era, and the third should be modern. However, the students will have some freedom in the civilizations they choose.

Students will do Internet research to find information and pictures of their type of building in each of three time periods.

DAYS TWO THROUGH FOUR

Students will complete their Internet research.

Students will make observations about what each building says about the society that built it.

DAYS FIVE THROUGH SEVEN

Students will create PowerPoint presentations that adhere to the project rubric.

DAYS EIGHT AND NINE

Each group will present its PowerPoint presentation.

NOTE: Some groups may choose a different format for their final presentations if they require a less technology-intensive project. They will still do their research online.

__Grade Level(s)__: 6-8

__Support Materials__: Project Rubric, Sample Project, PageKeeper page with resources for students

__Related Standards__:

SS2.I.1A: Students know the social and economic characteristics, such as customs, traditions, child-rearing practices, ways of making a living, education, and socialization practices, gender roles, foods, and religious and spiritual beliefs that distinguish different cultures and civilizations.

SS2.I.2A: Students develop timelines by placing important events and developments in world history in their correct chronological order.

SS2.I.3C: Students classify historic information according to the type of activity or practice: social/cultural, political, economic, geographic, scientific, technological, and historic.

SS2.I.4C: Students view history through the eyes of those who witnessed key events and developments in world history by analyzing their literature, diary accounts, letters, artifacts, art, music, architectural, drawings, and other documents.

__Submitted By__: I. Create