Good Morning 4th & 5th Graders,
Today we’ll start with Master Key. Make sure to keep your fingers curled and wrists straight.
When your finished we’ll be going through some review of basic computing skills. After this we’ll be collectively completing Sketch Up Tutorials 5, 6 & 7.
Good Morning 4th & 5th Graders,
Let’s get started with Master Key for the first 10 minutes.
We will then be getting back into Sketch Up. I would like you to continue to work on a public building in the style of architect Santiago Calatrava. Make sure to use symmetry, repetition, arcs and geometric shapes, like the triangle, in your structure.
Good Morning 4th and 5th Graders Please start today with 10 minutes of Master Key.
When finished you’ll be working in Google Sketch Up for the remainder of your time. If you are still working on the video tutorials, please continue. Otherwise, I would like you to create a public building, – airport, train station, museum, etc. that is inspired by the what you saw yesterday in Santiago Calatrava’s work. You can refer to his website as much as you like. Have fun.
What is architecture? How does it effect us? Why are some buildings more interesting to look at than others? What does an architect do? Do they only design houses? Museums? Skyscrapers?
Starting today we’ll look at the work of some important contemporary architects. Hopefully, what you see will inspire you when your designing your own structures in Sketch Up.
Today we’ll start class by watching a short film on the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. While your watching the film think about what was the inspiration for his Satolas. What inspires you? What would it look like?
To get some general background on Santiago Calatrava and see more pictures of his work, you can visit the links above and his site on Wikipedia.
Good Afternoon 3rd Graders!
We will start with Master Key for the first 10 minutes of class.
For the remainder of class we’ll be following the self guided tutorials in SketchUp to design and build a custom house.
Before you start typing check out the London Bridge link at the end of this entry.
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Good Morning 4th and 5th Graders!
After working for 10 minutes in Master Key, please return to your work in Google Sketch Up. If you saved your work from last class you can easily find your work under FILE > OPEN RECENT once you’ve launched Sketch Up. You should continue to work towards completing all 7 video tutorials. Don’t forget to show me your work before moving on to the next tutorial.
Before you get started check out this amazing London Bridge.
Good morning 4th and 5th graders. This is your new student page. Here you will find posted your daily tech assignment complete with instructions, web link, images and more.
Today please work to complete one drill in Master Key. This should take no longer than 10 minutes total. Note the time now.
When your done continue working in Google Sketch Up. You should be now on video tutorial 2 or 3. You can access the tutorials here, or through the HELP menu in Sketch Up. Remember to show me your work be continuing on to the next tutorial.
For those already finished with number 3 before you continue to tutorials numbers 4 -7, check out this website.
a weekly dose of architecture
This site has 3d drawings of the soon to be built Olympic Stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Here’s a sample
