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GEOMETRIC SOLIDS PAPER SCULPTURE – Form, Balance, ProportionStudents roll cylinder shaped paper rods and use them to create a sculpture of a figure. Then they use a net to construct a hexahedron and pose the figure with the cube so it looks animated in some way.
Students roll cylinder shaped paper rods and use them to create a sculpture of a figure. Then they use a net to construct a hexahedron and pose the figure with the cube so it looks animated in some way.
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Supplies:
- Crayola Construction Paper - variety of colours
- Crayola Scissors
- Crayola Washable No-Run School Glue
- Crayola Markers
- Pencils
- Bamboo Skewers
- Pipe Cleaners - 4 or 5 per student
Steps:
1
![Step 1](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/d2e4673d0a9b38dac26bd50f413cdab5-stepSml.png)
CYLINDER SHAPED PAPER RODS
- Place a piece of construction paper flat on your desk and at a 45-degree angle to the edge of your desk.
- Place the skewer, pencil or marker on one corner of the paper so that it is parallel to the edge of your desk.
- Slowly begin to roll the paper around the skewer keeping it fairly tight.
2
![Step 2](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/a357bb72e23bc96c0574f8268a78d2dc-stepSml.png)
- When you are almost at the end put a small amount of glue on the tip of the paper, then finish rolling the paper.
- Press the glued tip against the rolled paper to hold it in place.
- Remove the skewer.
3
![Step 3](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/0cb9b1381eed58199839aabaf4639f94-stepSml.png)
- Use different sized rolling tools such as a bamboo skewer, a pencil and a markerto create a variety of cylinder shaped rods.
4
![Step 4](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/9936620830b2957c3fde87ba96ef650b-stepSml.png)
ARMATURE
- Twist 2 pipe cleaners together to make the legs, body and arms.
- Bend the arms at right angles to the body.
- Bend a pipe cleaner in half and male a loop at the fold for the head.
- Place the head between the arms and twist the rest of it around the body.
- Your armature should look like a stick figure.
5
![Step 5](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/b404ea51b5a72224287b7dec04f9a323-stepSml.png)
- Thread the paper rods onto the armature to create clothing and other details.
- Glue some rods on top of the ones you thread to add bulk to the body.
- Add details to give your figure a unique personality.
6
![Step 6](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/90c7275a4205ccc451bf6b0f9c008bdd-stepSml.png)
- Use a hexahedron net to construct a cube. (Downloads - HexahedronNet.pdf)
- Pose the figure with the cube so it appears animated in some way.
Subjects:
Language Arts,
Mathematics,
Visual Arts
Grades:
Grade 7,
Grade 8,
Grade 9