\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The first part of doing this project was to have 3D models of their concepts through TinkerCad<\/a>. As explained in class, like any idea that will take time, modeling the concept would be an ideal way to plan without wasting resources.<\/p>\n The second round was making paper prototypes of the work.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In all this, I must say that I had a blast making a mess of my room, making sure that I had enough cardboard for 45 students. Then came the question of how the cardboard was going to be cut. My initial resort was to a company called\u00a0Makedo<\/a>: a great company inspired to make children\u2019s tools for cutting and working with cardboard in a safe fashion. The pros in this kit were the cardboard screws and screwdrivers, which were a boon for the students to connect the cardboard together and to have opportunities to create moving components. The downside was the cutting implements; great for very young children, but not for middle schoolers who wanted to have cleaner cuts. I had to go to administration, got clearance to order 16 box cutters and send permission slips home to get clearance from parents to allow their children to use said box cutters. Tape measures, rulers, saws, glue sticks and glue guns were bought for this project. By November 7th, the end result let to over 70 projects on display for STEAM night at the upper school that I worked at.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The students though glad that the project was over, was proud to see the work that they did from beginning to end. The students grew in their problem solving skills, motor skills and their creativity. I also learned in the process to trust that the students will be ok even with relinquishing a bit of control and not micromanaging the entire process. Even for myself I learned a new avenue of creativity that I hope to apply to my own practice as I grow as an artist.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do a cardboard project, they said, it would be fun\u2026 they said. Picture it: 2024 in a Miami school. It was the second year of teaching Advanced Academics\/ Gifted Students, and to ensure that the curriculum was robust, new ideas had to be generated for the students. 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