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Curated OER

Designing Future Houses

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the changes we face and what kind of future house designs students can imagine. They create a floor plan, make an architectural drawing, and write a short description about their future house.
Activity
Other

Science Toys: A Geodesic Dome

For Students 9th - 10th
Directions on how to build a geodesic dome. Author used 1/2 inch galvanized steel electrical conduit, but directions using gumdrops, paper, and soda straws are also provided. Large diagrams and pictures plus accompanying descriptive text.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Building Big: Domes

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources about domes that includes basic facts about domes, challenges faced by dome builders, famous domes from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand different kinds of materials used to construct domes....
Handout
Other

Geodesic Domes (2)

For Students 9th - 10th
This website explains all about geodesic domes, who invented them and the mathematics of their construction.
Handout
archKIDecture

Arch Ki Decture: Geodesic Dome

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Using the Montreal Biosphere as as an example, ArchKIDecture defines and illustrates the term "geodesic dome."
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Geodesic Dome

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore different structures by building a large geodesic dome from tubes of newspaper.
Website
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Information About Geodesic and Other Dome Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of links to resources on domes, including geodesic domes.
Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: R. Buckminster Fuller

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the transcendentalist and inventor, R. Buckminster Fuller, who created the geodesic dome.
Website
The Henry Ford

Henry Ford Museum: R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun glimpse into the world of dymaxion. What does it mean? And what kind of house could it possibly be? The site just gives you a taste of the exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: R. Buckminster Fuller

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article on Richard Buckminister Fuller overviews his career as an architect and author and provides images and resources for further reading and research.

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