planning kid city

With a day of tool use under their belts, the Brightworks kids started getting to work learning more about the materials and sizing requirements they need to build Kid City, as well as their individual projects.This morning, we talked as a group about the dimensions of the two-story Kid City, with big rooms on the first floor and smaller rooms on the second.Then they headed over to the foundation and measured out their spaces on the floor. The kids' houses are going to be huge!Band time.The kids worked on their declarations and made sure they got Gever's OK stamp so they could move forward with their projects.After snack it was time to lay down the outlines for Kid City structures.Some worked on getting certified to use the tools. Audrey explained drilling holes to Chane: "If you slow down the drill at the end, you can get through the hard parts."The collaborators presented the kids with a building challenge: construct the tallest free-standing structure possible. The tall structures taught them about making good joints when they build.Elizabeth did an incredible job teaching the kids to use one-point perspective in drawing. Some used two or even three-point perspective!Planning.Tall structures must have strong joints - or they fall!At the end of the day, Gever did a quick demonstration of load-bearing physics.The kids were shocked when the wood broke under stress, but even more impressed when it held!The beginnings of something amazing.