School Tours: Raise the Roof

Raise The Roof

January 12–May 18

Grades K–5

 Explore architecture from the ground up, and then back down! Through the use of this interactive exhibit your students can explore constructions from many different angles. They’ll discover how nature, time, technologies and resource accessibility all affect the buildings we use every day.

 

What will my students do?

Explore the exhibit Raise the Roof to understand the fundamentals of architecture

Build model constructions out of various
materials they encounter every day

Examine compare historical mansions and modern buildings

Compare the workload with and without
assistance from simple machines

 

What will my students learn?

Knowledge of many different subjects is needed to create a solid building- including communication, geometry and environmental science

Creating a safe, reliable dwelling or office space requires specialized tools and machines

Building materials, methods and designs have changed significantly through history

 

State Standards

Kindergarten

Language Arts K.7.1, K.7.2, K.7.3, K.7.5

Mathematics K.1.9, K.3.1, K.3.2, K.4.2, K.4.3

Science K.1.2, K.2.1, K.2.2, K.3.1, K.5.1, K.6.1

Social Studies K.1.1, K.1.4, K.3.1

 

1st Grade

Language Arts 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5

Mathematics 1.2.1, 1.4.3, 1.4.6

Science 1.2.6, 1.6.1

Social Studies 1.1.1, 1.4.1

 

2nd Grade

Language Arts 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.12

Science 2.1.1, 2.1.3, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.3.5, 2.3.7,
2.5.3, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3

 

3rd Grade

Language Arts 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.7.15, 3.7.7

Science 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.3.6, 3.5.5, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.3

Social Studies 3.3.9

 

4th Grade

Language Arts 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.7.4

Science 4.3.5, 4.4.7, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4

 

5th Grade

Language Arts 5.7.1, 5.7.12, 5.7.5, 5.7.15

Social Studies 5.3.12