At the other end of the spectrum, the facility also accommodates the school system s gifted arts program, where five or six students meet at a time. The details of the building were designed to exhibit the elements of art like line, color, texture and form and text is included on the building to indicate where examples of these concepts occur. One light switch is equipped with a voltmeter and an ammeter. Multiplying the two readings will give you the watts being consumed. Gauges attached to the sink indicate the temperature and pressure of the water coming out of the faucet.
Art meets living science.
At the Henry Ford Academy in Dearborne, Michigan, every part of every building and every object in the museum s collection is a place to learn about math, science, language arts and social studies. Added together, there are over 80 acres of buildings and objects with relevant learning content. And yet the Henry Ford Museum is a microcosm of the total environment. In the end, the whole community and the whole city are the real learning environment. There is no stopping or starting place.