Skyline

"Since this trip, I have noticed that students are excited about group work; they look forward to getting involved with their hands. This has led to students asking deeper questions and solving problems as a team"

Deyanira Gutierrez, bilingual teacher

Workshop Overview: The Skyline workshop empowers children to explore the processes and challenges of building, foster creativity, and encourage teamwork. It provides students the opportunity to construct with real building materials and use the cognitive, physical, and social skills necessary for construction.

Skyline Curriculum Guide

Grade Level: 1-5

Illinois State Learning Goals: 4, 5, 11, 12, 9, 16A

Workshop Goals and Objectives:
Students will:

• Be exposed to real building materials and tools.
  
• Learn the proper behavior to ensure safety during the workshop.
  
• Be involved in the entire construction process, from planning to building.
  
• Create a collaborative skyscraper and test it to ensure stability.
  
• Learn why problem-solving and collaboration are necessary to the construction process.
  
• Revisit the construction experience via computer technology. 
  
• Draw on math, science, social studies, and language arts skills to bring the concepts of construction to fruition.

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