History by the Block is an educational design seeking to strengthen the teaching of history in the Arlington Public Schools by focusing attention on the role of architecture and the design process in American social history. This unit, "If these walls could talk," reveals life in a plantation house located across the Potomac River from the nation's capitol and owned by members of the Washington and Lee families. It includes four lesson plans and...

History by the Block is an educational design seeking to strengthen the teaching of history in the Arlington Public Schools by focusing attention on the role of architecture and the design process in American social history. This unit, Block Study: Learning about your Local Community, uses a block of houses in the neighborhood of Swanson Intermediate School to demonstrate how people live, what they value, and how they are influenced by their neighbors....

History by the Block is an educational design seeking to strengthen the teaching of history in the Arlington Public Schools by focusing attention on the role of architecture and the design process in American social history. This unit, "What Did It Look Like Then," familiarizes students with elements of eighteenth century architecture that were appreciated in the past as well as the present. It includes 11 lesson plans and was produced for Grades...