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Build a Cathedral

Build a Cathedral

8-10 yrs old

11-13 yrs old

Art and Design

Math & Economics

Religion & Philosophy

Students to research Cathedrals from around the world to explore. Then design and create their own Cathedral making sure to include important symbols.

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May 3, 2017

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Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Creativity
  • Critical Thinking

External References

What is a Cathedral

Possible sheets to give students to help with tuning into the activity. Links in document to virtual Cathedral tours

Learning Objectives

  • Collaboratively design and create their own Cathedral in line with their own research about Cathedrals.

Guiding Ideas

How will you design your Cathedral?

What you will call your Cathedral?

What Saint you will name it after?

How you will lay out your floor plan?

How will you present this as a Cathedral that should be built?

 

Student Activities

Students to:

  1. Research Cathedrals around the world using Google street view
  2. In groups create a plan for their own Cathedral - making sure to include all signs and symbols that would be found in a Cathedral
  3. After presenting plan to teacher students can then find a good place to build in the world assigned by the teacher. Ideally they need to build on a hill for prominence.
  4. Once built students will need to share and present their Cathedral

Performance Expectations

See attached google doc link for rubric. (It's on the last page)

Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Creativity
  • Critical Thinking

External References

What is a Cathedral

Possible sheets to give students to help with tuning into the activity. Links in document to virtual Cathedral tours

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