Form & Function STEAM

When Architecture, the Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computing intermingle something beautiful and purposeful occurs. Students are challenged to think computationally by considering the notion of “design” through three perspectives on form and function. Through the first perspective, we challenge students to consider a structure’s architectural form in the context of its function within the ecology in which it belongs. A second perspective on form and function is provided by way of the natural sciences, where students explore nature’s designs, which are created through natural selection. Finally, form and function is further abstracted through a mathematical and computational perspective that focuses on how natural selection can be emulated through modelling and coding. The journey comes full circle, and the three perspectives coalesce, when students engage in a hack-a-thon in which they model and code evolutionary algorithms to design a better building.

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November 02nd, 2020

Connie Blomgren added Designing a Winning Guest Village in the Saguaro National Park

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Connie Blomgren added Design Step 1: Identify the Need

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Connie Blomgren added Creative Engineering Design

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Connie Blomgren added Design Step 3: Brainstorm Possible Solutions

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Connie Blomgren added Design Step 2: Research the Problem

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Connie Blomgren added Mini Car Design Challenge

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Connie Blomgren added Design Thinking Crash Course (3rd - 12th Grade) Adaptable Lesson Plan Outline

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Connie Blomgren added Mice Rule! (Or Not)

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Connie Blomgren added High School Genetics & Heredity Unit - Phenomena Found in Agriculture

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Connie Blomgren added The Geniverse Lab Demo

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Connie Blomgren added Gene Expression - The Basics

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Connie Blomgren added Conflicting Selection Pressures

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Connie Blomgren added Biotechnology Resources

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Connie Blomgren added The Benefits of Biodiversity

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