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Design and Draw a Mixed-Media Structure
Mix up your lessons with a resource on mixed-media structures. Scholars design a structure out of paper, balloons, and string that will lift a pencil to the greatest height; they construct the structure at a later time.
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Geometry in Architecture #2
Cut and paste a facade study. After viewing a presentation on facades and facade studies, scholars apply their newfound knowledge to various buildings. They then complete a puzzle where they cut and paste a facade study of the Sta. Maria...
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Geometry in Architecture #1
Discover how to analyze architecture from a geometric standpoint. The fourth installment of an 11-part unit on architecture first provides a presentation on axis, balance, basic form, formal, pattern, proportion, symmetry, and tripartite...
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Architectural Lettering
And you thought you already knew how to write letters! Instructors demonstrate various techniques used in architectural lettering. Pupils then apply these techniques in a lettering exercise to complete the third lesson in the series of...
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Architectural Rendering
Explore different methods of architectural rendering and technical drawing. Pupils learn about cross hatching, parallel line rendering, random line rendering, rubbing, shading, and stippling in the second lesson of the series of 11....
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Principles of First Aid and Medical Emergencies
Here is a great resource to guide your instruction on identifying medical emergencies and administering first aid when necessary. Topics covered include assessing the scene of an emergency, calling EMS, and addressing a range of medical...
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Regulating Global Business
Scholars receive direct instruction about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, international law, and global business behavior. They demonstrate understanding by completing a short-answer formal assessment.
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Build a Paper Structure
Who knew that paper is an amazing building material? Scholars learn about the properties of planar materials, such as paper, as well as their structural capabilities in the sixth lesson a series of 11 on architecture. Working in groups,...