This activity is designed to provide students with experience in the application of the principles of the science of baking; observation of the fundamentals of engineering a stable structure; and identification and replication of the elements of specific architectural styles. This is definitely not a quick holiday activity! The activity includes:

• An introduction to ten architectural styles.
• An Architectural Elements Research Guide
• Gingerbread Backstory, Hansel and Gretel and Beyond.
• Engineering a Gingerbread House
• Gingerbread Glossary
• Recipes for Construction Gingerbread and Edible Icing Mortar
• Testing the Mortar, Assessing the Structural Integrity of Edible Mortar options.
• Gingerbread Hints and Hacks

Introduce students to architectural styles using our whiteboard lessons American Architectural Styles--Traditional and American Architectural Styles--Modern.