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Google Earth Voyager Story: The Geometry of Sustainable Architecture, II

In this Google Earth Voyager Story study the sustainable architecture designed for life in Antarctica. Why Antarctica? There are several research stations in the Antarctic where scientists a great deal of the year conducting research. Also, the Antarctic simulates the harsh climates of planets like Mars, where future explorers will spend years of time in the future. To see the Google Earth version of this lesson go to this link (best viewed in Chrome). Note: The download is the teacher's guide. Related Resources To see additional resources on this topic, click on the Related Resources tab. Google Earth Collection To see the complete collection of Google Voyager Stories, click on this link

Viewing Media4Math Stories on Google Earth

These Google Earth Voyager Stories are also available on Google Earth. Best viewed in Chrome, click on the links below to view these dynamic stories using Google's technology:

Common Core Standards CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.MG.A.1, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.MG.A.3
Grade Range 9 - 12
Curriculum Nodes Geometry
    • Surface Area and Volume
        • Surface Area
        • Volume
Algebra
    • Rational Expressions and Functions
        • Rational Functions and Equations
Copyright Year 2019
Keywords pyramid, square pyramid, volume, 3d Geometry, Mayan pyramids, arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, arithmetic series, geometric series, applications of exponential functions