Building Community: The Roots of Adobe
Creando Comunidad: Las Raíces del Adobe

Introduction


Chapter Summary

This chapter provides a historical overview of adobe building in New Mexico and around the world. A comparison is made between the Pueblo and Spanish building styles. There is a discussion of how this building style reflected the needs and economic realities of people who built with adobe.



Lesson Plan Summary

In this lesson, students will learn how to make adobe bricks as well as how to lay them in a structurally sound way. A vocabulary list of words having to do with adobe brick making accompanies this lesson. Related classroom activities pertaining to math, science, and language arts are included under curriculum integrations. Bibliographies for adults and children and links to related WWW sites are located under our reference desk.


"New Mexico State Department of Education Content Standards Addressed"

Note: While the standards listed below are definitely addressed in this lesson, we encourage the teacher to refer to the current standards and see how more may apply. The teacher may also need to adapt this lesson according to the grade level he/she teaches to address specific benchmarks.

Content Standards

Art Education: Standard 1,3,4,5,6,7
Science: Standard 2,3,7
Social Studies: Standard 1,12,13
Language Arts: Standard 4,7,8
Modern, Classical and Native Languages: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Mathematics: Standard 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,12
Physical Education: Standard 7

Content Standards & Benchmarks Official Homepage:
http://www.cesdp.nmhu.edu/standards/index.htm


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