Thursday, November 21, 2013

J.K. Rowling on Developing Ideas for Harry Potter

1.) Read the poster for 'ideas.' 2.) Copy this "post-it" into your thinkbook. 3.) Watch the video below. 4.) Discuss as a class (quickly, <5 minutes) what how the trait of "ideas" affects writing. Use examples from the poster, post-it image, and video.



Friday, November 15, 2013

Soccer Ball Help

Truncated Icosahedron Net

1) Make a template with 'tabs' for the hexagons and pentagons. 2) Trace 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons. 3) Cut them out. 4) Score the lines between the tabs and polygon. 5) Assemble each of the 10 vertical "stripes" as shown on the diagram (net). Glue and binder clips work best. 6) Once the "stripes" are assembled, glue them together as shown on the diagram. 7) Glue all of the tabs together.