Kids Build ARTchitecture

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,333
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2013
End Date
April 2013
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Anoka
Anoka
Project Overview
Kids will explore structure, scale, and design of buildings, bridges and invent something new. Programs include: Inventors Workshop, Pasta Bridges, Sky Scrapers, and Raiders of the Lost Junkyard.
Project Details
122 attendees
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,333
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Kids will have an understanding of structure, scale, and design. Kids will have an understanding of what civil engineers and architects do.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Kids explored structure, scale, and design while learning to build a model of the Sears Tower, creating their own inventions and testing the structural integrity of the bridges they designed. Kids were very engaged with the projects and requested more pr

Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
chris@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200