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The lesson plans in the School SSLAM grid use the building where students spend the bulk of their day as the basis for projects that span the five major curriculum areas.
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The Lesson
Your Body A Building
Create a visual representation comparing the systems of the human body with those of a building.
Content Focus Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Beams, Building Systems, Columns Science: Human Body Technology: Communication Technologies, Construction Technologies, Technological Systems
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The Electric Classroom
Create a scaled isometric drawing illustrating the electrical system in your classroom.
Content Focus Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Scale/Proportion Math: Scale Science: Energy: Electricity Technology: Construction Technologies, Energy and Power Technologies, Engineering Design, Technological Systems
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A Greener School
Develop a plan to make your school more environmentally friendly.
Content Focus Built Environment: Building Systems, Observing/Surveying, Sustainability Science: Earth: Environment, Energy: "Green", Energy: Electricity, Energy: Solar Technology: Construction Technologies, Energy and Power Technologies
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Sit Right 
Design and build a strong, lightweight ergonomic cardboard chair proportioned for your comfort.
Content Focus Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Beams, Compression/Tension, Ergonomics, Scale/Proportion, Stress Science: Human Body, Matter: Properties Technology: Construction Technologies, Engineering Design
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Invisible Dimensions
Investigate how varying concepts of personal space lead to the diversity of traditional and modern designs.
Content Focus Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D Science: Human Body Social Studies: World Culture
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My School Has A Style?
Investigate the architectural style of your school building and how it relates to history.
Content Focus Art - Visual: Architectural Styles Built Environment: Observing/Surveying, Site, Style Social Studies: United States - 20th Century - History
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East Meets West
Use the principles of Feng Shui to create a harmonious design for your learning environment.
Content Focus Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Measuring/Estimating, Scale/Proportion, Space Social Studies: China - History and Culture, World Culture
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Classroom Restyle
Turn your classroom into a period room displaying artifacts, texts, and ornaments from an ancient civilization.
Content Focus Built Environment: Observing/Surveying, Style Social Studies: Ancient Civilizations - History, World Culture
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Not One Size Fits All
Write a specification for a new invention for your classroom.
Content Focus Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Compression/Tension, Stress Language Arts: Reading Comprehension, Writing: Technical
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Design Writes
Write a proposal for the patent of your ergonomic chair.
Content Focus Built Environment: Ergonomics Language Arts: Reading Comprehension, Writing: Technical
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Stories These Walls Could Tell
Produce a live radio story using your school as the inspiration and the setting.
Content Focus Built Environment: Space Language Arts: Writing: Literary Response
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Mind's Eye
Design a stage set for a scene from a piece of literature.
Content Focus Art - Visual: Techniques: Model-making Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Model-Making/3D, Scale/Proportion Language Arts: Writing: Literary Response
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A Sense-Able Map
Create a sensory representation of a classroom.
Content Focus Art - Visual: Aesthetics, Techniques: Collage, Techniques: Drawing, Techniques: Painting Built Environment: Mapping
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Archcyclopedia 
Create an illustrated encyclopedia of the architecture of your school.
Content Focus Art - Visual: Aesthetics, Architectural Styles, Elements of Art, Principles of Design, Techniques: Book-making, Techniques: Drawing, Techniques: Graphic Design
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Façade Facelift I
Create façade designs that present a more accurate and "stylish" image of your school to the public.
Content Focus Art - Visual: Aesthetics, Elements of Art, Principles of Design Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D
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Façade Facelift II
Create a model of a re-designed façade for the school building.
Content Focus Art - Visual: Architectural Styles, Principles of Design, Techniques: Model-making Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Scale/Proportion Technology: Construction Technologies
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Morphing the Room 
Draw a plan for an addition to increase the area of your classroom by fifty percent using the most efficient rectangle.
Content Focus Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Measuring/Estimating, Scale/Proportion Math: Measurement: Objects and Units, Modeling: Quantitative Relationships, Modeling: Spatial Reasoning Technology: Construction Technologies
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Form and Furniture
Make a scale drawing of a chair of your own design based on the dimensions of your body.
Content Focus Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Form, Measuring/Estimating, Scale/Proportion Math: Calculation: Averages, Measurement: Angles and Distance, Ratio and Proportion, Scale Science: Human Body, Matter: Properties Technology: Engineering Design
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A Lively Loaded Room
Calculate the load your classroom floor is supporting and speculate: How much would be too much.
Content Focus Built Environment: Measuring/Estimating, Stress Math: Calculation: Algebraic Symbols, Measurement: Objects and Units, Modeling: Spatial Reasoning Technology: Construction Technologies
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Cut to Fit
Create shop drawings for a piece of furniture.
Content Focus Built Environment: Architectural Drawing/2D, Ergonomics, Measuring/Estimating Math: Geometric Shapes and Relationships, Measurement: Objects and Units, Modeling: Spatial Reasoning Technology: Manufacturing Technologies
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