Exploring

Architecture and Engineering in Process!

Reed explores vertical building, cylindrical geometry, stability, and weight distribution. Architecture and engineering in process!

Architecture and engineering in process!

Giacomo explores the properties of surface tension, geometry, weight distribution, support, and stability as he continues to stack and add materials on to the cylindrical paper base. Architecture and engineering in process!

Giacomo helps create a staircase.

​Jane works on her own structure by adding glass stones.

"These are crackers on my plate." -Janie (circular mirrors atop tree cookie)
"Mine are moons too!" -Jane

Imagination in process!

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St. John's to the Post Office: mapping our route

Exploring Distance

​How will you get...? It's far away, look. That is not far away from this. Then where I live is right here...far far place over the sea!"  -Giacomo

Exploring Direction

​​"Which way are we going?"

One Change of Direction: Arriving at the Post Office 

Each time that Audrey drew a new line, the clipboard was oriented to match the direction we were facing. The prompt was for her to draw a line in the direction we were going. So she drew a long straight line to begin with. On the way to the post office, only one additional line was needed (we didn't count the slight jog right from O street to N street where we crossed Wisconsin) where we made a right hand turn from N street on to 31st Street.

From Post Office to St. John's: Mapping Our Way Back

Before leaving the post office, Audrey was asked to decided where on the line we were and then draw the new line to match the direction we were facing. We used blue marker this time, instead of black to differentiate direction and route. Due to where Audrey chose to mark the line and the direction, we went through an alley and a few additional turns were added to our return route. This was great because it created an opportunity to go a different way back than we came!

On the Way Back and Almost There...