Objective
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increase students’ level of knowledge and awareness of architecture, environments, cultures and natural resources.
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Use the text of the unit in conjunction with the fifth and sixth grade Social Studies texts.
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Follow steps A-G in Lesson Plan I to achieve objectives. Vocabulary words and observations to be recorded in personal journals.
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Conclusion
This unit was designed to provide the Social Studies teacher with supplementary materials on the history of American Architecture (Colonial-Victorian). This will enhance the core curriculum, enabling students to study buildings from different regions and different historical periods. It will promote an understanding of how the environment, culture and natural resources effect the design and structures of dwellings.
Additional Resources in the New Haven Area:
Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Ave. (P.O. Box 6666), New Haven, CT (432-5050)
The New Haven Preservation Trust
P.O. Box 1671, New Haven, CT 06507 (562-5919)
New Haven Colony Historical Society
114 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT (562-4183)
