Draw & Explore Social Studies: Elements of Architecture

The Draw and Explore Social Studies series is a great way to combine art and social studies. A short description of ten different architectural elements is given. Each is followed by an image of the element on a grid. Next, students can do one or all of the assignments that follow. They can draw half of the image in a grid that shows the left half of the picture, half of the image in a grid that shows the right half of the picture, or the entire image on an empty grid. This makes the unit completely flexible for both left-handed and right-handed students. Ten review questions and an answer key are also included. Elements included are entablature, flying buttress, gambrel roof, groined vault, keystone, pediment, pendentive, stepped/crowstepped gable, truss roof, and voussoir. 31 pages total. Ages 8-13.