Blueprint Building
Learning Goals: Self-Regulation, Visual Arts, Spatial Sense, STEM
This example is similar to the Documenting Building example, however the documentation occurs in the reverse order.
- Provide students with chart paper or grid paper and have them draw a "blueprint" for what they want to build.
- Optional: give the class a building challenge such as a racetrack to design a blueprint of first.
- Students can design blueprints in groups or by themselves. As an extension: have students label their blueprints with words and arrows.
- Once blueprints are complete, provide students with ample time and materials to build their creation while following their blueprint.
- Take a picture of each creation beside the blueprint to have students compare their plan to their final product!
- Provide students with chart paper or grid paper and have them draw a "blueprint" for what they want to build.