Authors

Jo Anna Allen

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1991

Volume

14

Issue

3

Publication Title

The journal of Experiential Education

First Page

39

Last Page

44

Abstract

The significance of "Eureka!" in the title derives from the exhilaration of discovery that took place through a project in which a class of sixth graders built a Yurt.1 There was a "Wow!" sense of awe and achievement akin to completing one's first rockclimb or a thousand-piece puzzle. In the words of many of the sixth graders who participated-" I can't believe we did it!" They built a scaled-down Yurt (see photo], a circular building having walls that slant upward and outward from a round base, with an overhanging, cone-like roof. The roof has a skylight in the middle, capping the top of the walls. After a fresh four-inch snowfall, the Yurt looks like a frosted cupcake. This wooden Yurt has a folded roof which resembles the folds in cupcake papers.

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