The girls learned about some of the properties of the materials used in our Structures unit by experimenting to see how they could be manipulated and put together. After studying Native American tribes throughout the country in Social Studies this fall, they were asked to pretend that they were Native Americans living on the Bryn Mawr campus 800 years ago. The girls walked around the campus woods to visualize the materials which would have been available then. They thought about how people would have constructed their houses. Then they integrated what they learned about the materials we worked with in order to design and make models of those houses.
It was important to plan before starting construction.
The structure was anchored to its base.
The framework was prepared.
The structure was checked for rigidity.
Bracing was provided to make the structure more rigid and sturdy. The next step is to add a roof and walls.
