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Title:

Elements of Architecture - Geometric Systems in Architecture

Url:

https://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/guides/1983/1/83.01.09.x...

Creator:

Decaprio, Sheryl A.

Publisher:

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

Description: Lessons that include deriving formulas for volume by building rectangular prisms, identifying geometric solids by constructing cubes, tetrahedrons, and octahedrons, and identifying geometric patterns found in ceiling and wall tiles. Additional lessons deal with geometric systems manifested in the crystal structure of minerals. Students are introduced to three-dimensional figures in nature, in the classroom, and in architecture.

LC Classification:

Fine arts -- Architecture
Fine arts -- Arts in general -- Special subjects or topics, A-Z -- Mathematics
Fine arts -- Arts in general -- The arts in relation to other subjects, A-Z -- Mathematics
Science -- Mathematics -- Geometry
Science -- Mathematics -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Mathematics
Mathematics -- Applied mathematics
Arts
Arts -- Architecture
Mathematics -- Geometry

Resource Type:

Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Problem Set
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual
Instructional Material -- Experiment/Lab Activity

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Rights:

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

Access Rights:

Free access

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