My Favorite project of the six, to my surprise, was the "Design a state-of-the-art High School" project.
~Why did you choose this project as your favorite of the six? Identify specific aspects that appeal to you.
I actually thought that I would be more drawn toward the Math project, but when I saw the website, it nearly killed me. What I liked about the Design a School project had a lot to do with the actual outcome. They collaborated with real architects to analyze whose design was the best! Additionally, as a geometry class, there would have needed to be a lot of "extra" learning that they would have to do in order to design a building, and I thought that was a good way to get them to think out of the box.
~Which higher-level thinking skills (from Bloom's Taxonomy) does the project utilize?
I would say that this project probably involves all of the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Most obvious would be application, that is, using their geometry knowledge as a base for an architectural design. Additionally, this same effect could be an example of synthesis.
~What (if anything) about the project could be improved?
I felt like it would have helped a bit for the students to have access to CAD, or some sort of modeling software, but the expense of that makes it some what prohibitive.
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