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Lower School STEAM Assembly Builds Washington, D.C.

On Wednesday, April 23, the Lower School STEAM Department hosted an assembly for third through fifth grade students in Panther Hall. The program teaches the history and design of Washington, D.C. by having the participants build replicas of each of the 50 designated buildings, and then placing them on a highly detailed giant map.

“This activity is a really great way for our upper Lower School grades to learn about architecture, history, t
 
The program uses 100,000 LEGO Building Bricks, with each team given a photo and the footprint of one of 50 buildings.  They have 1 hour 45 minutes to build that building.
 
When each building is finished it is put onto a 32’ x 16’ map of Washington, D.C., from the White House to Jefferson Memorial, and from the Capital to the Lincoln Memorial.
 
Each building is put in its actual location, giving the students an incredible aerial view, which is then used as a teaching tool to explain the design and history of Washington, D.C.
 
At the conclusion of the program each group is given an “Architectural Treasure Hunt Map” indicating the exact location of the buildings and facts about the Architectural importance such as year of construction, Architect and style.
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