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Name ______________
SOLID FIGURE MOBILE PROJECT
The following deadlines are suggested to help students stay organized with the multiple steps of the project. The final project will be due Wednesday, January 26th and will not need to be brought to school until then.
____ Monday, January 10th —introduce project, brainstorm theme ideas
____ Wednesday, January 12th - parent permission slip due
____ Wednesday, January 19th - 5 shapes decorated and assembled
____ Monday, January 24th— 3 more shapes decorated and assembled
____ Tuesday, January 25th—2 more shapes colored and assembled
____ Wednesday, January 26th—mobile due
The mobile project is designed in order to help students learn to identify three-dimensional shapes in the world around them. Each mobile should have a real-world theme and all shapes as well as the hanger should relate clearly to the theme. Students should use the packet of shapes provided by the teacher as the foundation for each part of the mobile, however, they may (and are encouraged to) add to the shapes with decorations and accessories that help viewers more clearly identify what object the shape represents. All shapes should be colored in some fashion or otherwise covered with decorations. When mobiles are presented in class, students will be expected to identify the mathematical name of the shape as well as the number of vertices, edges and faces for each figure.
Be creative and have fun!