Outdoor Spaces 2016/2017
Objectives:
Team building and communication skills.
To start a conversation about cities and public space.
Day 1
Activator:
Broken Squares Activity
Mini Lesson:
Who has visited a city? What cities have you visited? What makes it a city vs. a town?
The City by Langston Hughes
Watch the City 2.0
Look at images of cities.
Student Engagement
Discussion about cities
Use your words to write a poem.
Wrap-up
Share poems
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Outdoor Spaces
Objective: To reflect on outdoor places.
Activator:
At your table write a city poem & share
Mini Lesson:
Ms. Collins' Google Slide Show about Waitt's Mount Park.
Discuss Green space share
Student Engagement:
Think about an outdoor space that you like to visit.
In your composition books: Describe your place, and tell the class what you like about it.
Be ready to share your park during our next meeting. Sharing of pictures is encouraged.
Wrap-up: Student Share of Outdoor Places
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Zoning
Objective:
To learn about zoning.
To learn about the history of public spaces.
Activator: Is placing a factory near a school a good idea? Why or why not.
Mini Lesson: Zoning: Industrial, Residential and Commercial cards
Look at some zoning maps
Student Engagement: In groups, create a zoning map
Zones
Industrial: Brown
Residential: Purple
Commercial: Pink
Public Space: Green
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Objective: To think deeply about the impact of city zoning on people.
Activator: Plan your pitch with your table mates.
Mini Lesson:
Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto (first 10 minutes or so)
Student Engagement:
City zoning presentations: Pitch your plan (use your map as a visual aid.)
Wrap-up:
In your composition books, write down one idea from the video that was important to you.
Write down one question you have from the video.
________________________________________________________
Objective: To learn about landscape architecture.
Activator: Does anyone know why Frederick Law Olmsted is famous?
It is one great purpose of the Park to supply to the hundreds of thousands of tired workers, who have no opportunity to spend their summers in the country, a specimen of God’s handiwork that shall be to them, inexpensively, what a month or two in the White Mountains or the Adirondacks is, at great cost, to those in easier circumstances. - Frederick Law Olmsted
Mini Lesson:
Olmsted WGBY (first 5 minutes)
The Lasting Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted
Ted Talk Importance of Public Spaces
Student Engagement:
Turn and talk after Olmsted presentation: Make a list of as many of Olmsted's accomplishments as you can.
Turn and talk after Public Spaces talk: Why is public space important? Does it bring value to a city?
Wrap-up: Final comments
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Public Art
Objective: To think about the importance of public art.
Activator: Is there any outdoor art that you have have noticed?
Mini Lesson: Public Art Slideshow and Discussion
Student Engagement:
Design a structure to represent a specific population of people or to commemorate a particular historical event. Build a small-scale model with materials that you feel are appropriate to your subject matter and express your theme.
Wrap-up: Mini Art Show
Resources from Public Art Boston
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3D Print
What are Public Spaces?
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Visual Representations
Objective: To explore many different ways to represent data
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Objective: To look at different ways to represent data. To analyze data.
____________________
Sustainability
_____________________________________________________________________
Objective: To learn more details about the four R's by reading and reflecting on one successful case study.
_____________
Objective: to brainstorm end of term project ideas, that will help students delve more deeply into a topic related to the 4 R's.
______________________________________________________________________
Team building and communication skills.
To start a conversation about cities and public space.
Day 1
Activator:
Broken Squares Activity
Mini Lesson:
Who has visited a city? What cities have you visited? What makes it a city vs. a town?
The City by Langston Hughes
Watch the City 2.0
Look at images of cities.
Student Engagement
Discussion about cities
Use your words to write a poem.
Wrap-up
Share poems
__________________________________________________________________________
Outdoor Spaces
Objective: To reflect on outdoor places.
Activator:
At your table write a city poem & share
Mini Lesson:
Ms. Collins' Google Slide Show about Waitt's Mount Park.
Discuss Green space share
Student Engagement:
Think about an outdoor space that you like to visit.
In your composition books: Describe your place, and tell the class what you like about it.
Be ready to share your park during our next meeting. Sharing of pictures is encouraged.
Wrap-up: Student Share of Outdoor Places
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Zoning
Objective:
To learn about zoning.
To learn about the history of public spaces.
Activator: Is placing a factory near a school a good idea? Why or why not.
Mini Lesson: Zoning: Industrial, Residential and Commercial cards
Look at some zoning maps
Student Engagement: In groups, create a zoning map
Zones
Industrial: Brown
Residential: Purple
Commercial: Pink
Public Space: Green
_____________________________________________________
Objective: To think deeply about the impact of city zoning on people.
Activator: Plan your pitch with your table mates.
Mini Lesson:
Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto (first 10 minutes or so)
Student Engagement:
City zoning presentations: Pitch your plan (use your map as a visual aid.)
Wrap-up:
In your composition books, write down one idea from the video that was important to you.
Write down one question you have from the video.
________________________________________________________
Objective: To learn about landscape architecture.
Activator: Does anyone know why Frederick Law Olmsted is famous?
It is one great purpose of the Park to supply to the hundreds of thousands of tired workers, who have no opportunity to spend their summers in the country, a specimen of God’s handiwork that shall be to them, inexpensively, what a month or two in the White Mountains or the Adirondacks is, at great cost, to those in easier circumstances. - Frederick Law Olmsted
Mini Lesson:
Olmsted WGBY (first 5 minutes)
The Lasting Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted
Ted Talk Importance of Public Spaces
Student Engagement:
Turn and talk after Olmsted presentation: Make a list of as many of Olmsted's accomplishments as you can.
Turn and talk after Public Spaces talk: Why is public space important? Does it bring value to a city?
Wrap-up: Final comments
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Public Art
Objective: To think about the importance of public art.
Activator: Is there any outdoor art that you have have noticed?
Mini Lesson: Public Art Slideshow and Discussion
Student Engagement:
Design a structure to represent a specific population of people or to commemorate a particular historical event. Build a small-scale model with materials that you feel are appropriate to your subject matter and express your theme.
- The footprint of your artwork may not be more than 4 square inches.
- It may not be taller than 4 inches.
- Write a description of your artwork on an index card. (Name your artwork, Full scale size in feet, brief description, your name)
Wrap-up: Mini Art Show
Resources from Public Art Boston
______
3D Print
What are Public Spaces?
________________________________________________________________________
Visual Representations
Objective: To explore many different ways to represent data
_______________
Objective: To look at different ways to represent data. To analyze data.
____________________
Sustainability
_____________________________________________________________________
Objective: To learn more details about the four R's by reading and reflecting on one successful case study.
_____________
Objective: to brainstorm end of term project ideas, that will help students delve more deeply into a topic related to the 4 R's.
______________________________________________________________________