"Some archeologists believe that the arch was the Sumerians' greatest architectural achievement. Made of bricks, Sumerian arches were inverted U- or V-shaped openings built above doorways. Sumerians built arches by stacking bricks one on top of the other so that the arches projected out from the walls of a building. The bricks rose in steps from the wall and met in the center."
Sixth Graders returned to Project Studio to culminate their studies on the rise of civilization. Students came to Project Studio with an amazing amount of prior knowledge but this day was all about the experience. Students were challenged to create an arch using cardboard boxes,pieces of tube and masking tape. The tape would help to hold the boxes in place but the strength of the project relied on the design of the arch and team-work. I shared very honestly with the kids that although I had conceived the lesson, I truly had no idea if it would work. The results and the perseverance of the kids was amazing!
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"Project Studio is a virtual playground where students engage in divergent thinking exercises using a variety of educational modalities to arrive at an elevated result."
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