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From Idea to Production: Transportation Design
Updated Jul 20, 2022
Through a variety of experiences, students will be able to develop an understanding of Transportation Design and the Design Thinking Process. Students will utilize STEAM concepts to produce a car prototype, work collaboratively, and adapt their thinking based on mathematical data. In creating a marketable product for a target audience, students must consider form and function as well as trends in design and their historical influences.
image: "'71 Barracuda Front End Facelift Concept," 1968, Donald Hood, American; crayon, gouache, ink, felt marker, prismacolor, pastel on vellum. Collection of Robert L. Edwards and Julie Hyde-Edwards.
Through a variety of experiences, students will be able to develop an understanding of Transportation Design and the Design Thinking Process. Students will utilize STEAM concepts to produce a car prototype, work collaboratively, and adapt their thinking based on mathematical data. In creating a marketable product for a target audience, students must consider form and function as well as trends in design and their historical influences.
Perceptions of the Founding Generation
Updated Jul 20, 2022
Students will use the Houdon exhibit to analyze different ways Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were perceived in the face of many challenges and conflicts during the American Revolutionary period.
Image: The Apotheosis of Franklin and Washington, About 1785, Unknown textile manufactory, English; roller printed cotton. Gift of Paul LeRoy Grigaut
Students will use the Houdon exhibit to analyze different ways Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were perceived in the face of many challenges and conflicts during the American Revolutionary period.
Past Objects, Present Culture
Updated Jul 20, 2022
Using the five themes of geography to guide their inquiry, students will explore objects from ancient civilizations to understand how human culture has evolved and how those advances affect our lives today.
Using the five themes of geography to guide their inquiry, students will explore objects from ancient civilizations to understand how human culture has evolved and how those advances affect our lives today.
Teen Arts Council
The Teen Arts Council is a group of 12 high school students who design and implement meaningful, empowering, and entertaining programs for metro Detroit teens.