"Model Building" Return to list of pracs

Aim: This is an activity to use imagination to construct a purposeful model using a limited amount of material.

Equipment: The equipment includes...  

• 5 sheets of A4 paper;
• 0.5 metres of masking tape;
• 3 empty film cannisters;
• 5 coloured textas;
• 40cm of white cotton;
• 15 icy pole sticks;
• 1 pair of scissors;
• 1 plastic cup;
• 14 match sticks.

Method: Using some or all the equipment above students are to construct in pairs a free standing model that performs a certain function. Some examples could be...

• a crane;
• a castle;
• a car;
• a dog kennel;
• a policeman;
• a rescue of a cat caught up in a 3 metre tree.

Background knowledge: A range of ideas could be used with this activity. It is up to you what task you set.