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Greek Architecture

KidPix drawing by Mr. Brown


1. As a class, go to the following website and read aloud. Answer questions in the website and come back.

Greek Architecture
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/greecerome/Greecearch1.html



2. Use the website below to get a closer look at doric and ionic columns. Use LOGO and write a procedure to draw both a doric an ionic column. Copy and paste your work - both graphics and procedures - into the ss.htm part  of your portfolio. Make links to U.S. government buildings with Greek architecture.

A Digital Archive of Greek Architecture
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/greek_arch.html



3.  Identify three different terms about Greek architecture. Use KidPix to draw and label terms that you identify. Copy and paste these pictures with your descriptions into the ss.htm part of your portfolio.

Doric and Ionic
http://freenet.buffalo.edu/preservationworks/bam/vocab/doric/doric.html

What is the scroll on the top (or capital) of an Ionic column called?



Author: Mr. Brown
Last updated: April 17, 2001
 
 
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