Last week, the fourth graders dove even deeper into their duck architecture designs, by continuing to work on their sketches. They're adding color, and outlining in Sharpies. They're noticeably excited for our next phase and eager to share their ideas with the class!
*I've uploaded new photos to the gallery of the progress of their drawings on 2/1/17. Not everyone is finished yet, but they're looking great!
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With their blue plans finished and drawn to scale, the fourth graders spent last week beginning a drawing of their building in its environment. I talked to students about adding visual texture. Students did not need to draw this copy to scale, but needed additional elements like trees, other buildings, cars, or even people to help show a sense of scale. They are off to a great start!Last week the fourth graders made blue prints of their "duck architecture" idea. Before doing so, I told students to decide (since they are the architects) how tall and wide their building would be. For scale, I told them that a 3 story row home is 30 feet tall and 15 feet wide. Assuming every floor they want in their building is 10 feet tall, students estimated how tall and wide they would want their buildings to be. After discussing proportion and scale, they set out to draw their blueprints. Below are some of their designs. They used a ruler to draw their building to scale based off of their own key (1 inch on paper = 5 feet; 1 inch = 10 feet, etc). By dividing the height and width by the same denominator, students are keeping their buildings in proportion. They did an amazing job!
On Wednesday, I began class by reading the beautifully illustrated book "What Do You Do With an Idea?" By Kobi Yamada. The fourth graders had a great discussion interpreting the story and imagery. They even shared some of their own creative ideas that they would want to give more attention. This discussion warmed us up for our duck architecture project. Duck architecture is the nickname for buildings that are designed to symbolize their purpose. I showed students images of a giant duck in long island that sells ducks and duck eggs, a basket company in Ohio that makes baskets, and so on. I had students think of three ideas for their own duck architecture building and they shared these ideas with peers. After choosing their final idea they began a thumbnail drawing in their sketchbook. Students will develop these ideas over the next few weeks to plan, draft and create their ideas. I'm looking forward to seeing these designs develop!
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