Module 02 · Otoe-Missouria Tribe

Beaver Clan

RAWE · RAH-way

Virtuality: Using VR in Architectural Visualizations

The Clan Story

Beaver Clan

From the life-giving waters, the Bear Clan rose and came ashore. They peered about the dry world, and thought that they were the first people here. But they were quickly disappointed when they came upon the tracks of others which were embedded in the soft mud, leading out and away from the water

Following these signs, the Bear Clan chased the Beaver Clan, whom they eventually caught. The Beaver Clan, a diplomatic people, suggested that the clans become brothers and live together in harmony, because alone life was so hard.

The intent of the Bear Clan was to kill the Beaver Clan when they found them, but the Bears were soon pacified by their new kin and resigned themselves to the fact that they were not the first people. So the Bear and Beaver Clans kept each other company and were companions at the Beginning.

In the design studio

What students learn and do

Learning objectives

Students will be able to…

Use SketchUp to model simple structures in 3D and to add materials and furniture to create spaces.
Use measurements in SketchUp and design objects according to scale.
Describe how they can use SketchUp and 3D print objects that they made.
Describe professions that use these tools.
Describe how to use SketchUp with Virtual Reality.

STEM activities

Content creation through 3D modeling is introduced in this module. A basic 3D modeling software (SketchUp) is introduced to the students and they will work on solving a real world design problem while using Virtual Reality as a design tool. Discussion topics will include parallelism between the design process and the scientific method. This activity introduces a variety of STEM related skills, such as the metric system, making observations, working collaboratively to solve problems, and using evidence to construct an explanation.