Implementing District Standards
Delaware State Art Standards:
Standard 1: Understanding and applying media, techniques and processes.
Applying what they have learned in this unit, students will be able to select the appropriate materials and use the proper techniques and processes necessary to turn their bridge designs into three-dimensional bridge models.
Standard 2: Using knowledge of structures and functions.
Students will apply their knowledge of the basic principles and functions of structures to the designing and building of their own bridges. They will effectively use the elements and principles of design in this process.
Standard 3: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas.
Students will chose, after careful exploration and evaluation, ideas inspired by nature for their bridge designs.
Standard 4: Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and culture.
After studying the various bridges throughout history and the roles that they play in their different communities, students will better understand architecture in general and bridges in particular.
Standard 5: Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
The students will reflect upon, analyze, assess and evaluate their own progress and that of their peers both during the bridge building process and upon completion.
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