Architecture Workshops are hands-on fun educational activities for all Key Stages and abilities, from SEN to G+T. The workshop experience actually boosts learners confidence as they are either set achievable goals, as part of a BUILD_IT workshops or they can set themselves achievable goals in the KRE8 workshops. Designed to enhance the national curriculum and to communicate the art and experience of architecture, art, and design, the workshops help resource the school curriculum by providing pupils with insight into why and how things are the way they are. In the workshop, the quest for understanding the world around us is a shared experience between workshop presenter ‘animateur’ and the pupils. Visualising, designing, creating, calculating and analysing are presented through practical activities. Students enjoy and learn about the real world through ‘learning by doing’, self teaching and communicating to others. Communicating All Areas of STEM students are shown how complex structures can be rationalised using simple materials. Taking learners knowledge of STEM to a new level of understanding using simple technology we make the complex simple. Getting students hands on allows them time to understand the nature of the maths and science they are experiencing and ensuring plenty of eureka! moments. Our workshops are split into two categories:
BUILD_IT
Workshops are structured, presenter led activities and are designed to be used as crosscurricular learning within History, Humanities, PHSE and R.E. Using DT, Maths, and Science students create large scale reconstructions of historical architectural structures; Crystal Palace; Dome Of The Rock; Ely Cathedral; Globe Theatre; Millennium Bridge; Millennium Dome; Solomon’s Temple; Taj Mahal.
KRE8
Workshops focus on investigation, disassembly and evaluation as design and make assignments. Using DT, Maths and Science these workshops are designed to stimulate student’s imagination, interpretative and visual problem solving skills helping them develop their higher order thinking skills. These workshops can be run as a year group or inter school competitions by our regular clients. These include Bridges, Maths & Design; Habitat & Shelters; Skyscrapers; Olympic Sculptures; All workshops are tailored at the point of delivery. Workshops begin with students working individually making a small tetrahedron with directions and assistance, when and where required. In our most popular workshop, Bridges, Maths & Design these tetrahedrons are used to create a 2m long triangular prism. Here it is seen that the prism will twist along one side, as this is populated by squares. Bracing the squares with diagonals demonstrates to the learners how to make quadrilaterals strong using triangulation. The reinforced prism is now a Warren Truss and 3 bridges types are shown; Beam, Cantilever and Suspension. The Warren truss then becomes the bridging problem, where students, in teams, have to make it stand, using a limited number of additional materials. The additional materials lend themselves to suggest being placed at the four corners of the structure, but this will form rectangles and the bridge collapse. Students are asked to recall what has occurred earlier in the workshop that might help them make their bridge stand. Hands On Learning For Life’s Key Skills Our series of hands-on cross curricular activities help teachers to define their teaching and empower students ith the Key Skills of a Modern Workforce, That is to Think Creatively, Work Collaboratively, Problem Solve maginatively and Persevere Resiliently. As used by The Royal Institute Of Mathematics and University College London For More Information: Elaine Frost 01223 365378 elaine@architectureworkshops.org www.architectureworkshops.org
