Irvington Students Build Models Of Washington, D.C. Landmarks
IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Forty-two proportional models of real-life buildings in Washington, D.C., were showcased Feb. 12 at Irvington Middle School.
Eighth-graders built the three-dimensional models, recreating such iconic buildings as the White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, National Museum of History, among others.
Materials used were cardboard boxes, glue, paper, pipe cleaners and aluminum foil.
What started as a math project became an art project, said math teacher Gregg Pernick.
“All the buildings had to be created to scale. In school, we learn math in a vacuum, so this e…
