Google Cardboard Lesson Plan

Frameworks:
3.1 Define elements of design as related to housing (color, form, line, space, texture)

Objectives:
Students will be able to identify and apply the elements and principles of design to real life architectural structures they will find
utilizing Google Cardboard headsets and Google Street View.

Essential Question(s):
What elements of design are most essential to making a structure memorable?

Assessments:
Participants will be assessed based on their participation in discussion of the elements and principles of design. Furthermore,
participants will be assessed using an exit slip in the form of a short response to gather overall understanding of the content at
the end of the lesson.

Materials:
Smart Phone (with Google Cardboard and Google Street View downloaded on the device)
Google Cardboard Headset
Cardboard Exploration Handout
Exit Slip Handout
Laptop
Pen/Pencil
Projector
Prezi

Teacher/Presenter will Students/Participants will Materials Needed

Exploration, Presenter will briefly explain the Participants will listen and Prezi
Explicit
Instruction, Mini- concepts behind the elements interact with the presenter to Projector
lesson and principles of design. understand the elements and Laptop
principles of design as they are
presented.
Modeling & Presenter will demonstrate how Participants will listen and Instruction Sheet
Guided Practice
to use the Google Cardboard interact with the presenter to Projector
technology. Furthermore, the understand the technology and Prezi
 presenter will explain what is
expected in the independent
practice by going over the
instruction sheet.
Independent Presenter will facilitate the
Practice
independent activity and assist
participants when necessary.
Extension/Assign Answer any questions there
ment
might be about the technology
or the lesson in general.
independent practice activity.
Participants will interact with Google Cardboard Headset
the technology and complete Smartphones
the activity. Each participant will Cardboard Exploration Sheet
be responsible for exploring one
famous architectural structure
and identifying an element or
principle in the landscape.
Will participate in a discussion Exit Slip
about the technology and Pen/Pencil
overall thoughts on the lesson.
Participants will also write down
their thoughts on the exit slip to
be collected by the presenter
after the lesson.