Google SketchUp Teacher Guide

FUN projects you can use in your classroom, using FREE Google SketchUp software

 

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Design Projects

 Math Projects

Projects in Other Subjects

Design: Grades 1 - 5

Math: Grades 1 - 5

Science / Geography: Grades 1 - 5

Design: Grades 6 - 9

Math: Grades 6 - 9

Art / History: Grades 6 - 9

Design: Grades 10 - 12

Math: Grades 10 - 12

Geography / History: Grades 10 - 12

 

 

 

Google SketchUp Design Projects

Grades 1 - 5    Grades 6 - 9   Grades 10 - 12

 

 

Design Project:

Grades 1 - 5

 

Build a simple house, and exploring windows and doors, materials and transparency.

 

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Design Project:

Grades 6 - 9

 

Build a tower with different types of windows, exploring the use of components when creating objects that repeat.

 

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Design Project:

Grades 10 - 12

This advanced project is a dream bedroom, complete with a swimming pool, steps, and all sorts of furniture.

 

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Google SketchUp Math Projects

Grades 1 - 5    Grades 6 - 9   Grades 10 - 12

 

Math Project:

Grades 1 - 5

Starting with just one circle, you can make all sorts of patterns. This project explores the relationship between circles and the number 6.

 

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Math Project:

Grades 6 - 9

 

This project involves folding 3D objects in two ways: creating the unfolded shapes in SketchUp and folding them by hand, and creating shapes in SketchUp and unfolding them, also in SketchUp.

 

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Math Project:

Grades 10 - 12

This advanced project shows what you can make when you start with just one golden section rectangle.

 

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Google SketchUp Projects in Other Subjects

Grades 1 - 5    Grades 6 - 9   Grades 10 - 12

 

Science or Geography Project:

Grades 1 - 5

In this project, you'll find a volcano in Google Earth, and use SketchUp to create a building on it, complete with a scientific testing lab for lava levels.

 

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Art or History Project:

Grades 6 - 9

 

In this project, you'll find some famous paintings on the Internet, create frames for them, and place the paintings on the walls of an art museum.

 

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Geography or History Project:

Grades 10 - 12

In this project, you'll use Google Earth to find some empty space next to a famous landmark. You'll then use SketchUp to build something new on it.

 

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