All about our animal bookcases
We used newspaper and tape to create models of our animals. Then, to make sure that the model was strong enough to go into a children's bookstore, we wrapped the newspaper in wire mesh and covered it with plaster bandages. This was very messy and it reminded us of the Egyptian mummies that we saw at the Museum of Man.
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Once our models were complete, we made the book cases. We used strong glue and clamps to join the sides of the boxes together. In math, we calculated the area of the wood that we were using and figured out how much each bookcase cost.
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We used acrylic paint for our animals. This was tricky because in order to make the animals realistic, we had to mix colors and study pictures of the animals to be sure that our colors matched.
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