This activity is meant to have students "box outside the think". It is a simple yet engaging three-dimensional project that could be easily adjusted to fit a range of grade levels and subjects. Furthermore, the extension activities are truly unlimited and can be tailored to be cross-curricular. The significance of this project is that students are allowed to create, explore and make with very few limitations and are encouraged to let go of the fear of "messing up".
Above, you can see students beginning their project using scissors to cut, their hands to tear and the hot glue guns to glue.
How it works:
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Here is the quick version. See my notes below for more details, photos and screen shots!
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Guidelines: |
There are only a few guidelines while students work:
1. Students must use every part of the cup.
2. Students have 15 minutes for creating.
3. Students must "box outside the think" or simply put, be creative!
1. Students must use every part of the cup.
2. Students have 15 minutes for creating.
3. Students must "box outside the think" or simply put, be creative!
Materials needed: |
1. Styrofoam cups - 1/student
2. Scissors - 1/student
3. Hot Glue Guns - as many as you can provide
4. Timer
2. Scissors - 1/student
3. Hot Glue Guns - as many as you can provide
4. Timer
More details/ideas... |
Maker Movement: Part of the maker movement is sharing what you've created on some kind of platform.. like I am here! So take a picture of your creations and tweet them, share to Facebook, or maybe share with parents on some kind of online portfolio like SeeSaw.
Art Education: As an art educator, prior to this activity, I would have taught a couple of different sculpture concepts like Void and In-The-Round that I would ask my students to include in their final sculpture.
Glue Guns: The more hot glue guns the better. I find it easiest to set up glue gun stations that students have to bring their project to but in an ideal situation, each table would have a glue gun for easy access.
Other adhesives: Masking tape won't work exactly the same as hot glue guns but would be a perfectly good alternative for younger students. Glue dots or double sided tape are another idea that I haven't tried but would probably work well.
EXTENSION ACTIVITY IDEAS BELOW!
Art Education: As an art educator, prior to this activity, I would have taught a couple of different sculpture concepts like Void and In-The-Round that I would ask my students to include in their final sculpture.
Glue Guns: The more hot glue guns the better. I find it easiest to set up glue gun stations that students have to bring their project to but in an ideal situation, each table would have a glue gun for easy access.
Other adhesives: Masking tape won't work exactly the same as hot glue guns but would be a perfectly good alternative for younger students. Glue dots or double sided tape are another idea that I haven't tried but would probably work well.
EXTENSION ACTIVITY IDEAS BELOW!
Two excerpt slides from my Power Point:
Extension Activity Ideas |
-Extension Activities: Here are a few ideas of directions you could take this project in after teaching it. These are by no means complete plans but rather just thoughts or ideas you could explore:
- Think about how this project could connect to your content? Perhaps math could work some measurements in with recording data for before and after height, width and depth.
- Perhaps an elementary teacher use the app Flip Grid to have students take pictures of their sculptures and talk about the process of creating.
- Ask students to write a creative story about their final sculpture. Is it something identifiable or did it come from an alien planet? Maybe students could pair up and write a story together on both projects combined.
- Think about how this project could connect to your content? Perhaps math could work some measurements in with recording data for before and after height, width and depth.
- Perhaps an elementary teacher use the app Flip Grid to have students take pictures of their sculptures and talk about the process of creating.
- Ask students to write a creative story about their final sculpture. Is it something identifiable or did it come from an alien planet? Maybe students could pair up and write a story together on both projects combined.