Building Categories
Shapes and Forms
Scale and Proportion
Buildings in Your Community
Vocabulary
100

Name a type of residential building.

House, Apartment, Nursing home

100

What is a shape with 3 sides called?

Triangle

100

We are each making a model of a building. Are these models at a smaller scale, the same scale, or a bigger scale than real life?

A smaller scale

100

I go to my ______ to learn every day.

School
100

The form or outline of an object. An example is a square.

Shape

200

Name a type of Healthcare building.

Hospital, Doctor's Office, Dentist

200

A pair of dice would have what form? (Looking for name of 3D form)

Cube

200

If we added some benches to our community, would those benches be bigger, smaller, or the same size as our buildings?

Smaller

200

When I am sick, I go to the _____

Doctor's Office; Hospital

200

When things are the right size when compared to each other, we say they are _______. (Think about goldilocks and the three bears!)

Proportional

300

Name a type of commercial building.

Store, restaurant, bank

300

What is a shape with 5 sides called?

Pentagon

300

Which should be bigger in our model community - roads or sidewalks?

Roads

300

If I need to buy food for my house for the week, I need to go to the _______.

Grocery Store or Supermarket

300

The people with common interests living in a particular area; the people, buildings and spaces around where you live

Community

400

Name a type of recreational building.

Trampoline Park, Gym, Pool, Arcade

400

What is a shape with 8 sides called?

Octagon

400

Explain why your chairs might be smaller then the chairs in a high school classroom.

Smaller students need smaller chairs, whereas high schoolers are bigger and need bigger chairs to be comfortable. (Things are proportional!)

400

If I need to wash my clothes, I need to go to the _______.

Laundromat

400

Draw a pediment

A triangle shape on top of a building or structure.

500

Name a type of governmental building.

Post Office, Police Station, Fire Station, Courthouse

500

A ball is what type of form (remember that its 3D!)

A sphere

500

Which is smaller, a 1/4 inch scale or a 1/8 inch scale?

1/8 inch

500

If I need to go deposit my money into my account, I need to go to the _______.

Bank

500
What is the front, or face, of a building called?

Facade