National Building Museum Field Trips

On December 8, 2004 students visited this beautiful building and learned all about patterns that Thump, Bump and Jump. They were amazed at the beauty of the architecture in the building itself. They participated in a scavenger hunt to find particular patterns within the building. Then they created their own patterns from tiles, stamps and rubbings.

The fourth grade returned to the Building Museum to learn how cities are comprised of different buildings and areas: residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and public open space for parks, etc

Figuring out the pattern to the left.

The beautiful central room with its columns and statues to the right.
The Scavenger Hunt was a big hit! Even the stairs had patterns to be found.
Even the parents enjoyed figuring out the patterns. This process called tiling is used in many buildings.
Making pictures by rubbing an inked plate on a piece of paper.