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Design your own room (virtual classroom tour)

Design your own room (virtual classroom tour)

Students explore the art of persuasion as they design the perfect bedroom for a new, imaginary home. They create a persuasive presentation for their parents which integrates research, math (measurement, scale, decimals, tax and ordinal numbers), problem solving, art, writing, using a digital camera and manipulating images. Find out which of your students are budding architects and designers!

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Design your own room

Objectives

  • Students understand how mathematical ideas connect to other subject areas and real-life situations.
  • Students create a presentation using a variety of persuasive ideas and technology tools.

Learning areas

  • Math
  • Writing
  • Art
  • Research

Levels

  • 11 to 12 year-olds

Software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel

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