After getting my project approved by my mentor and members of the Girl Scout Council I can now begin the process of creating the activities. I have started on the first of six activities I plan on doing,. First up... The Landmark Challenge Card Activity!
This is one of my favorite activities for students in grades 3-5 and will require engineering and critical thinking skills. There are a total of nine cards that each feature a famous landmark from somewhere in the world, and the goal is for the students to use the large blocks provided to build a structure that closely resembles the image they see.
Some of the cards include the Colosseum (Rome,Italy), Empire State Building (New York, USA), Pyramids of Giza (Giza, Egypt), and Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England).
To assist the students if they are stuck or need a visual aid to build the structure, I (and various volunteers) have built these structures using the blocks, taken pictures of each, printed the images out, and attached them to the back of the corresponding structure it resembles. After the image is attached to the back of the card, I laminated the cards to ensure it lasts.
Below are pictures of a few of the cards (front and back) and the blocks that are going to be used to construct the landmarks:
Here is an image of me in ACTION!
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