MAKING SPACE

Lxplorlng Lhe MLMC8lLS, CWL8, and

C1Ln1lAL of our hyslcal Surroundlngs.
GRADE 7
UNIT RATIONALE:
ln Lhelr Soclal SLudles class, SevenLh Craders learn abouL power
sLrucLures ln Lhe world and how people and groups can aecL soclal
change. 1hls unlL explores Lhe correlauon beLween power and Lhe
conLrol of space.
lL ls deslgned Lo geL sLudenLs Lo Lhlnk abouL Lhelr physlcal
envlronmenL and Lhe memorles, power, and poLenual lL holds.
1hrough maklng arL, sLudenLs wlll lnserL Lhemselves lnLo Lhe world
ouLslde of Lhe classroom and Lhlnk abouL how Lhey can shape Lhelr
envlronmenL.
1hey wlll re-lmaglne Lhe use of empLy land ploLs, deslgn dwelllngs
for Lhe homeless, and creaLe memory plaques LhaL commemoraLe
how a place was used ln Lhe pasL.
1hrough dlscusslon, sLudenLs wlll Lhlnk abouL who has access Lo
space and how space ls powerful. 1hrough maklng arL, Lhey wlll
undersLand how respecung space can lead Lo a posluve fuLure.
ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS:
eople need space Lo survlve.
Spaces are lled wlLh powerful hlsLorles and
personal sLorles.
Communlues are aecLed by how spaces are
used and conLrolled.
ArusLs and deslgners can envlslon posluve ways
LhaL space can be used Lo commemoraLe, help,
or elevaLe people.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Who has access Lo space? Who conLrols lL? Who
ls pushed ouL?
Pow can we creauvely use Lhe space LhaL we
have?
Pow can we use space for Lhe use and
empowermenL of all members of a communlLy?
Pow can we respecL and commemoraLe Lhe
hlsLory of a space?
LOOK AT: THE USE
OF A VARIETY OF
SPACESFrom the
Athenian Acropolis to
the Cambridgeside
Galleria Mall. CREATE : A
SPACE FOR YOUR
COMMUNITY!
HOW CAN SPACES
BEST MEET THE
NEEDS OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES?
Lesson 1
AREA FOR
EVERYONE
MAKING SPACE
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Lesson 2
MY PORTABLE
PLACE
WHAT SPACE
DO PEOPLE
NEED TO
SURVIVE?
LOOK AT:
ARCHITECTS
AND DESIGNERS
RESPONSES TO
Disaster Relief and
Homelessness.
CREATE :
YOUR OWN
ONE-PERSON
SHELTERS!
Lesson 3
MEMORY
SPACE
WHAT
STORIES DO
THE SPACES
AROUND US
TELL?
LOOK AT:
HISTORICAL
SPACESTianamen
Square, Tehrir
Square, Bostons Old
State House.
CREATE : A
COMMEMORATIV
E TILE OF A
PERSONAL
MEMORY! PLACE
IT IN ITS SPACE.
S1A1L S1AnuA8uS:
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knowledge of Lhe meLhods, maLerlals, and Lechnlques unlque Lo Lhe vlsual arLs.
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works of dance, muslc, LheaLre, vlsual arLs, and archlLecLure were and are creaLed,
and, when approprlaLe, lnLerpreL Lhelr meanlngs.
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arusLs, paLrons, culLural organlzauons, and arLs lnsuLuuons ln socleues of Lhe pasL
and presenL.
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Lhe arLs Lo Lhe sLudy of hlsLory and soclal sclence.
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uemocracy and human rlghLs, advances and reLreaLs slnce 1943
new boundarles and lssues ln sclence, Lechnology, and culLure.
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STUDENTS WILL.
8eecL on how spaces are used
and conLrolled.
lnvesugaLe Lhe eecL LhaL Lhese
spaces have on Lhe communlues
who use Lhem.
1.What do you notice about how this space was
designed or constructed?
2. Why do you think it was constructed in this
way? What do you think it is used for?
3. What questions do you have about it?
4. Do you think that the way that this space is
designed has a negative or positive effect on the
community that uses it? Why?
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1930 C8Cu A8LAS AC1
MA Cl CAL1CWn,
SouLh Afrlca
CAM88luCLSluL CALLL8lA MALL,
Cambrldge, MA
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9/11 MLMC8lAL, new ?ork, n?
STUDENTS WILL.
8ralnsLorm Lhe needs and deslres
of Lhelr communlLy.
ueslgn a communlLy space ln a
local open loL.
CreaLe Lwo drawlngs. hoLoshop
Lhese drawlngs lnLo a saLelllLe lmage
of Lhe space.
SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS:
-One-Point Perspective
-Using Adobe Photoshop
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STUDENTS WILL.
8eecL on how archlLecLs and deslgners
creaLe spaces for people forced lnLo
homelessness by war, naLural dlsasLers, or
economlc hardshlp.
Lxplore pracucal as well as aesLheuc
elemenLs of deslgn.
Compare and conLrasL beneLs of dlerenL
deslgns and meLhods.
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SancLuary ShelLer
8ecyclable Cardboard Pouse
Cuauror
Cuauror
STUDENTS WILL.
ueslgn Lhelr own orLable lace"
shelLers ln Leams of four.
8ralnsLorm lmporLanL facLors.
CreaLe a skeLch.
ConsLrucL a llfe-slzed model ouL
of cardboard.
LxhlblL Lhelr nal shelLers Lo
members of Lhe school communlLy.
SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOP:
-Cardboard construction
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STUDENTS WILL.
8eecL on how Lhe meanlng and purpose of
spaces change.
Lxplore slgnlcanL evenLs LhaL are ued Lo
physlcal locauons.
Conslder Lhe layers of hlsLory presenL ln
Lhelr surroundlngs.
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STUDENTS WILL.
1hlnk abouL memorles and slgnlcanL
evenLs ln Lhelr llves LhaL are ued Lo a
speclc place.
CreaLe a clay ule LhaL commemoraLes
LhaL memory or evenL. WrlLe a
descrlpuon on Lhe back of Lhe ule.
lace Lhe ule ln Lhe memorable locauon
as a plaque Lo Lhelr own personal hlsLory.
SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOP:
-Sculpting and Carving Clay
-Painting Clay Tile
CompleLed 1lle
laclng ule ln lLs meanlngful locauon.
TAKE A PICTURE!
Sample
Rubric and
Self-
Assessment: