170 a Blueprint for Geometry, Book, 21842 [Paperback]

Bill Lombard (Author), Brad Fulton (Author), Dale Seymour Publications Secondary (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997 | ISBN-10: 1572322780 | ISBN-13: 978-1572322783

In this two- to three-week unit students read and draw floor plans and elevations, figure building costs, and build a scale model of a house. As students solve the problems inherent in building a structure, they learn scale, measurement, and architectural symbols and use their problem-solving skills and creativity. Seventeen architect's plans, student outcomes, materials and procedure lists, and blackline masters are included. Grades 5-8

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Dale Seymour Publications (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572322780
• ISBN-13: 978-1572322783
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #979,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hands-on, cooperative, high interest FUN! ok--learning too, September 20, 1999

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This review is from: 170 a Blueprint for Geometry, Book, 21842 (Paperback)

Blueprint gives actual floor plans, elevations (the side view of a house), plausable building codes discussing easements, utilities, lot size, energy considerations, ease of movement, and measurement. I will be using this book for my Architecture Club (although I don't know the first thing about architecture) for the D.A.R.E. PLUS (playing and learning under supervision)program at my school over the coming ten weeks. This book gives you everything you need except the materials, which aren't numerous. The directions are very explicit. If you have good classroom management and your students can measure, count, and multiply, I strongly suggest this book as a wonderful unit. This book is a group of opportunities for authentic assessment tasks in the disguise of fun cooperative activities! I highly recommend this book as it incorporates logic, reasoning, and problem solving into a real-life situation. This book also answers the question of "When are we ever gonna use this stuff?" This is the sort of unit that we dream of creating or finding. My students and I can't wait for the program to begin!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great individual project for class, October 9, 2011

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This review is from: 170 a Blueprint for Geometry, Book, 21842 (Paperback)

I used this in my 6th grade class room. It was great to challenge advanced students. Really engaged several boy students the regular math content didn't interest. Girls really liked designing too. I trained several students to be 'inspectors' to ok several check points of the process. We put on display for parent night and was a hit! It's much easier the subsequent years!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Husband and son LOVED it!, July 7, 2011

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This review is from: 170 a Blueprint for Geometry, Book, 21842 (Paperback)

When my son grew tired of doing Algebra, we gave him a break and decided to do BLUEPRINT FOR GEOMETRY, based upon a friend's recommendation. My guys had a blast working together! They worked in the basement together on the floor, built models of things, and had such a great time. It's a really "hands-on" math approach. If *I* had been the one doing it with my son, I'm sure I wouldn't have liked it at all, so it really takes a parent who "gets" into this kind of thing. For this family, we thought it was great!