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The objective of our blog is to share information about how we integrate our technology curriculum into the subject area curriculum. The foundation of this effort is the methodology of team teaching the lessons with the Middle School subject area teachers. Each post describes a particular lesson, the software used, some of the skills that were targeted, and the number of days that were spent in the lab.
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Earthquake Resistant Buildings and Sketchup
The 7th grade Science students used Google Sketchup to create a model of an earthquake resistant building. They used various tools to create cross braces, flexible water pipes, and base isolators. They also learned how to configure the mouse so that they could zoom in and out, pan and orbit around their model with different mouse gestures.
