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​Architecture ​Unit
As an amateur architect, you will be charged with helping a family redesign their home that was destroyed by fire. In this unit, you will get to utilize math concepts, including exact measurements, algebra, and geometry.  
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Week One
What is an architect?
  • http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-does-an-architect-do
  • ​www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLzVNjED2yg
  • architecture.pppst.com/famous-architects.html
Measuring to the 16th of an Inch
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-6haqDmQII​
Angles
  • www.brainpop.com/math/geometryandmeasurement/angles/
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4xCOUNEInI
Week Two
​Reading a Floor Plan
  • www.dogwoodhomes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=148
​Floor Plan Activity
  • illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?
 
Architecture Websites
www.homestyler.com/features​
https://planner5d.com/
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