They had to make a presentation to the class explaining why their design was the best choice. They had to calculate the volume of the box, then check it by pouring sand into the box. Project for school Back at school students were given 2 pieces of A4 card and had to design a box that would store the maximum capacity. They had to consider vector forces and sag in the design. Working in teams the students had to make a hammock out of string that would support a team member. Students felt different materials used to make models They tested stability by tilting the platform on which the structure was built to see who could achieve the greatest angle before the tower would topple. They had to consider building a stable tower with the blocks. Why can math people rarely dance? The architects need to be… Creative Produce from feelings, the gut Accurate Inventive Concerned with asthetics Concerned with structure Īt school we used isometric paper and Google sketch up to do 2D and 3D shapes like these.īuilding stable structures Students had to look at length to height ratios to build stable structures. The first is to create a model of the space between two bodies doing the tango Grade 7 math at the ETH The Dean, Dr Angelil spoke to the students about the types of assignments given to the students in their program. We went to the ETH department of architecture for a day and they showed us how these topics were applied to their work.
This includes, ratio, scale drawing, 2D and 3D drawings, measurements of area and volume. Grade 7 mathematics at ETH In the third quarter grade 7 students studied the topic of measurement.