mackzoore sb
(Santa Barbara - United States)I currently teach middle school science and math at the Laguna Blanca school in scenic Santa Barbara. I previously taught at the American Nicaraguan School in Managua, where I developed curriculum and taught physics, conceptual physics and earth ...
Today's Lesson: Better Classroom Design
Description:The materials contained here were developed in tandem with Architecture for Humanity's 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classrooms, in keeping with the standards outlined here. The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom is inviting architects, designers, students, teachers and parents to imagine the classroom of the future. The Open Architecture Challenge is an open, international design competition. It is hosted once every two years on the Open Architecture Network. This year with partner Orient Global, the challenge is focusing on classroom upgrading and design. Anyone can participate and the winning design will receive $50,000 for their school. To learn more, or to enter the competition, visit: http://www.openarchitecturechallenge.org Teachers and students know what makes a classroom work, lets them design the classroom of the future. To make this happen we have an exclusive student and teacher resources page http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/challenge/2009/teacher
Last Updated:Aug-11-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- ...
- Curriculum: Unit
- From: Open Architecture Challenge
- Contributed By: Blake Architecture For Humanity
Lesson 1: INSTINCT
Description:Lesson 1: Instinct was developed in tandem with Architecture for Humanity's 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classrooms, in keeping with the standards outlined here. The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom is inviting architects, designers, students, teachers and parents to imagine the classroom of the future. The Open Architecture Challenge is an open, international design competition. It is hosted once every two years on the Open Architecture Network. This year with partner Orient Global, the challenge is focusing on classroom upgrading and design. Anyone can participate and the winning design will receive $50,000 for their school. To learn more, or to enter the competition, visit: http://www.openarchitecturechallenge.org Teachers and students know what makes a classroom work, lets them design the classroom of the future. To make this happen we have an exclusive student and teacher resources page http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/challenge/2009/teacher
Last Updated:Aug-11-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- ...
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 2: THE SITE
Description:Lesson 2: The Site was developed in tandem with Architecture for Humanity's 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classrooms, in keeping with the standards outlined here. The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom is inviting architects, designers, students, teachers and parents to imagine the classroom of the future. The Open Architecture Challenge is an open, international design competition. It is hosted once every two years on the Open Architecture Network. This year with partner Orient Global, the challenge is focusing on classroom upgrading and design. Anyone can participate and the winning design will receive $50,000 for their school. To learn more, or to enter the competition, visit: http://www.openarchitecturechallenge.org Teachers and students know what makes a classroom work, lets them design the classroom of the future. To make this happen we have an exclusive student and teacher resources page http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/challenge/2009/teacher
Last Updated:Aug-11-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- ...
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 3: SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
Description:Lesson 3: Sustainable Building was developed in tandem with Architecture for Humanity's 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classrooms, in keeping with the standards outlined here. The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom is inviting architects, designers, students, teachers and parents to imagine the classroom of the future. The Open Architecture Challenge is an open, international design competition. It is hosted once every two years on the Open Architecture Network. This year with partner Orient Global, the challenge is focusing on classroom upgrading and design. Anyone can participate and the winning design will receive $50,000 for their school. To learn more, or to enter the competition, visit: http://www.openarchitecturechallenge.org Teachers and students know what makes a classroom work, lets them design the classroom of the future. To make this happen we have an exclusive student and teacher resources page http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/challenge/2009/teacher
Last Updated:Aug-10-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- ...
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 4: THE SUN
Description:Lesson 4: The Sun was developed in tandem with Architecture for Humanity's 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classrooms, in keeping with the standards outlined here. The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom is inviting architects, designers, students, teachers and parents to imagine the classroom of the future. The Open Architecture Challenge is an open, international design competition. It is hosted once every two years on the Open Architecture Network. This year with partner Orient Global, the challenge is focusing on classroom upgrading and design. Anyone can participate and the winning design will receive $50,000 for their school. To learn more, or to enter the competition, visit: http://www.openarchitecturechallenge.org Teachers and students know what makes a classroom work, lets them design the classroom of the future. To make this happen we have an exclusive student and teacher resources page http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/challenge/2009/teacher
Last Updated:Aug-11-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- ...
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 5: STRUCTURE
Description:Lesson 5: Structure was developed in tandem with Architecture for Humanity's 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classrooms, in keeping with the standards outlined here. The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom is inviting architects, designers, students, teachers and parents to imagine the classroom of the future. The Open Architecture Challenge is an open, international design competition. It is hosted once every two years on the Open Architecture Network. This year with partner Orient Global, the challenge is focusing on classroom upgrading and design. Anyone can participate and the winning design will receive $50,000 for their school. To learn more, or to enter the competition, visit: http://www.openarchitecturechallenge.org Teachers and students know what makes a classroom work, lets them design the classroom of the future. To make this happen we have an exclusive student and teacher resources page http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/challenge/2009/teacher
Last Updated:Aug-31-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- ...
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- 11th
- 12th
- senior
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 6: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Description:environment, sustainability, architecture
Last Updated:Aug-10-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
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- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- 11th
- 12th
- senior
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 7: MAKING A MODEL OF YOUR CLASSROOM
Description:model making, art, architecture, building
Last Updated:Aug-10-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
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- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- 11th
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- senior
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 8: THE SKETCHUP
Description:3D modeling, virtual, architecture, building
Last Updated:Aug-10-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
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- Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
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- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- 11th
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- senior
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Grand Finale: PRESENTING DESIGNS TO THE ARCHITECT
Description:ACTIVITY: Students will get together with all of their completed work: drawings, computer renderings, and models. They will then switch them around in order to present each other’s designs. The goal here is to practice expressing vocabulary and concepts that have been learned during these classes. As a group, students will then decide what are the most important elements that the partnering architect should include in his/her competition design. The architect will be present for this group activity. And don’t forget to have fun!
Last Updated:Dec-04-2008
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
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- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- 11th
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- senior
- Activity: Exercise
Development Goals and Educational Standards
Description:This folder within Architecture for Humanity's course, Designing the Classroom of the Future, contains the UN Millennium Development Goals and the National Education Standards as they pertain to the curriculum and subject matter contained within. To get more information on the UN Millennium Development Goals, you can visit the website here. For more information on the National Education Standards, you can visit the website here.
Last Updated:May-28-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Architecture
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- ...
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- 11th
- 12th
- senior
- Curriculum: Standards

