Design Your Own Room
Students explore the art of persuasion as they design the perfect bedroom for a new, imaginary home. They create a persuasive presentation for their parents which integrates research, math (measurement, scale, decimals, tax, and ordinal numbers), problem solving, art, writing, using a digital camera, and manipulating images. Find out which of your students are budding architects and designers!
Objectives
| • | Students understand how mathematical ideas connect to other subject areas and real-life situations. |
| • | Students create a presentation using a variety of persuasive ideas and technology tools. |
Learning Areas
| • | Math |
| • | Writing |
| • | Art |
| • | Research |
Levels
Software
| • | Microsoft PowerPoint |
| • | Microsoft Word |
| • | Microsoft Excel |
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