We have the main body part of the Walkie Talkie complete, now it’s time to move on to the details… All good Walkie Talkies need an antenna, and the BEST have belt clips. Ours have both, so here’s how you make them.
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Exploring Calder
We are about two months into school and many projects are beginning to take form. The first grade class has been exploring the forces of gravity and how it affects their projects. Using Alexander Calder’s mobiles as inspiration, our students have been creating and balancing mobiles of their own.
Calder
The first grade chose their shapes and cut them out of wood. Once they finished cutting, rasping, sanding and painting, it was time to try and balance them using branches found around the campus. We used pipe cleaners to hang our parts together. I find that pipe cleaners work well for the young students because it is easily bent into shape and can be used to bind things together. It also works those pincher muscles that are so important for writing!
Mobile
The students had a great time creating their mobiles. There was a great deal of trial and error in getting them to balance. Many students went through several iterations and much experimentation before settling on their final placements. We are all looking forward to bringing them home and sharing our work with our families!
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