Module 02 · Citizen Potawatomi Nation

Second Fire

Virtuality: Using VR in Architectural Visualizations

The Prophecy

Second Fire

“You will know the Second Fire because at this time the nation will be camped by a large body of water. In this time the direction of the Sacred Shell will be lost. The Midewiwin will diminish in strength. A boy will be born to point the way back to the traditional ways. He will show the direction to the stepping stones to the future of the Anishinabe people.”

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.