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Engineering Towers | Elementary School Educator Curriculum
The Language of Form
Experiment with 3D space by exploring the various attributes of aesthetic form.
A discussion of how to translate science and engineering into an art space. This is an extension of the discussion on symmetry and balance.
OBJECTIVE: Learners will interact with the idea of “Form.”
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Play with design concepts by adjusting forms in a brainstorm (formstorm).
- Select words, design shapes, or something else that you would like to add to your tower.
- Experiment by drawing different ways of expressing the form of the desired concept.
- Select the best design form and decide how to include it in your tower.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
- In thinking about the design of what you might like to build, what are some of the words or messages that appeal to you?
- What ideas or emotions are you trying to express with this tower?
