Each student then chose a business or service to create for RADville.
We came up with
a hospital
a veterinary clinic
a hotel
a police station/jail
a clothing store
a movie theater
a cafe
and
a graveyard!
The students then went on mini-field trips to study the establishments they were going to create in miniature. The students interviewed people who worked there and found out information they needed about how these places were run.
Clipboards in hand, ready to observe!

Back at school, students filled in a checklist to record the data
they had gathered, and they then started planning their own businesses and
services.
After our research phase, it was time to begin construction! Each student got his or her own wooden box. We started by sanding and painting them...

Then we used paper, cardboard and recycled art materials to construct the insides of the structures.

Stay tuned for pictures of the finished town!