Grade 7: Real-Life Mathematics

Seventh-grade mathematicians enjoyed a presentation from architect Kitty Yuen this week following a unit on blueprint drafting. Kitty, mom to twins Karina and Keira (7), shared her first experience with architecture when she was a middle schooler and described what architects do: "Architects design buildings and spaces that are functional, beautiful and safe." 
Seventh-grade mathematicians enjoyed a presentation from architect Kitty Yuen this week following a unit on blueprint drafting. Kitty, mom to twins Karina and Keira (7), shared her first experience with architecture when she was a middle schooler and described what architects do: "Architects design buildings and spaces that are functional, beautiful and safe."

To illustrate her point, she showed photos of designs that failed - such as a bathroom door that had to be cut to fit around the toilet. She gave a long list of math skills that are necessary to her job such as adding, subtracting, fractions and geometry and passed around blueprints for Anschutz Commons. After examining the plans, students headed over to the dining hall with measuring tools to determine if the contractor built the space according to plan. Great lesson in real-life mathematics!
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