Considering questions and methods

I think all of the questions from pg. 33 reinvented are potentially quite JUICY for the studio environment! But, because I'm so design and visual culture gaga I was most interested in the following questions:

Is there a way I can take my students on a walk in their town so they can see how VISUAL IMAGERY and DESIGN, pervades the landscape?

Choose one of these questions and muse about how you could conduct research to find some answers.

Potential musings - Record written or video/audio-taped reflections as students walk through an area of their town as a "pre-assessment."  After a secession of several activities (or units) that address design and "the invisibility of the everyday" have them complete this walk again at a later date.  Compare the two reflections in terms of their detail and complexity.  Interview students and ask how their perceptions changed.

What would my students need to know about cultural images, iconography, architecture, in order to look back and see how the immigrants in their neighborhoods have changed over time?

I think this would be an interesting extension to the project above, especially in terms of all of the potential integration opportunities across disciplines and in terms of connections to the community (historical societies, libraries, interviews as primary sources, etc).

How cool would it be to actually do these?!?!