Grade: 9th grade Math.
Number of students: 15
Length of lesson: 2 hrs. per activity.
Objective
To acquaint with the basic terms and technology of architecture and engineering.
Development
Students will learn what architects and engineers do. Students will focus on particular ideas, as follows:
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1. Students will learn about architecture and engineering with an emphasis on bridges.
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2. Students will investigate what a bridge is and what is its function.
Activities
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1. Students will get handout sheets that will introduced them to the subject. They will be given a map of The Brooklyn Bridge's location and learn how to read it effectively. Students will be given work sheets for follow up activities related to map reading.
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2. Students will learn why cities need bridges. They will be able to distinguish and name the different types of bridges. They will also learn what purpose the individual parts play in the overall structure of a bridge.
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3. Once students understand the general nature and function of a bridge. They will use The Brooklyn Bridge as our case study. The choice is made because of the impact it made on the socioeconomic history of the United States of America.
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4. I will hand out sketches and maps showing the site where they will visit. A slide show will be given showing some other major bridges built in New York City.
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5. A videotape about the Brooklyn Bridge will be presented (see information about this videotape in the teachers bibliography.) To expand students' knowledge, I will give the collaborating social studies teacher will get a copy of the materials I had presented for follow-up activities in the classroom.
