STEM - Build a bunny craft activity
Making structures from card strips and assembling these into animal forms
In this fun Easter themed STEM activity, you will learn about 3D structures within a graphical project. The aim being to develop your knowledge and skills in Design Technology and Mathematics.
Curriculum links:
Maths - Geometry
Recognise, describe and build simple 3D shapes, including making nets
Design Technology
Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks e.g. cutting, shaping, joining and finishing
The engineering context
Engineers, such as structural engineers and architects, use nets and card to allow them to make scaled 3D models of buildings and other structures. By the end of this STEM challenge you will be able to understand how structures are made using separate parts and you will have made and assembled your own bunny structure.
* Scroll to the bottom of the page to find out more about structural engineering
Hoppy Easter everyone!
Don't forget to send a picture of your bunny structure to enquiries@admin.saintcuthberts.wigan.sch.uk for a chance to have your work published on the school website
Structural engineer:
Structural engineers need to know how to design and build different kinds of structures in ways that make them safe, steady and energy efficient. It is like Lego or Minecraft in real life. Just like building games, you need to know how building materials behave and then test out different designs to see what works best.
Click the link below to read Kobe's story from dreaming of being a 'super inventor' as a child to becoming a structural engineer.
https://education.theiet.org/campaigns/look-at-me-now/our-stories/kobe-yung
Download the colouring sheet below to help Amber fulfil her dream of becoming a structural engineer just like Kobe.
