I would like to have him construct a pyramid.... any good ideas on what to make it out of? Anything but sugar cubes, as we just finished building a great wall of china with them..... and well I was looking for something different.
2007-03-06 11:54:38 · 8 answers · asked by JustJen 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Thanks to all who have responded so far. I love hearing the different ideas every one has.... In response to those that say..."why can't you come up with the idea yourself....the ansewer; we have... our family sat down this weekend and put together several ideas on what to build the pyramid with..... the purpose of this question was to see if there was anyone out there who had a "great" pyramid idea... or one that they tried that just didn't work.... just looking for... input from others outside of our family. We are always trying new stuff in our homeschooling activities. The pyramid was his choice to represent his studies of Egypt...(we also made a mask.... , we "mummified" a doll....; and this week he is working his hiroglyphic project) Anyway... I'let this question remain for a few more days.... and thanks again to all who have already replied.
2007-03-07 05:45:00 · update #1
I have actually had to build pyramids for a class and I used to foam that is used for a seat cushion found at your local wal-mart in the craft section next to the stuffing/fillers. Then I used elmers spray glue (also in the craft section) to glue them on and I used this gold metallic spray paint. It turned out quite nice. Don't forget to have fun! :)
2007-03-07 09:13:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As much as I was going to not give a suggestion, I must. As a 6th grade PUBLIC school teacher, I've made pyramids out of a few things, including the awful sugar cubes. My students have also constructed pyramids out of tag board, spread the sides with glue and then dipped them in sand. The best, most time efficient material to use, in my opinion, is sand paper.
Another fun thing to do with this unit is have your son make a sarcophagus. My students covered jars with clay and then let them dry for a few days. Once dry, they painted them to look as if they came out of a pyramid. The students also formed clay pieces to look like brains, etc. and placed those in the jars. The students enjoyed this more than the pyramid activity.
How's about making a paper mache tomb with a mummy inside? Now that was a good time!
Have fun!
2007-03-06 12:15:23 · answer #2 · answered by ponygirl_40th 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As an egyptian, I can tell you Egypt in not all about the Pyramids, but If you have a son, do not you have lego or some thing. You can built a temple out of them to. I mean like the temples in Luxor. You can look at the whole mumification process, may be practice it on a toy, or a clay figure. You may look into the ancient writtings. There are may things that you can do on egypt. While you are at it make sure you let him know that people do not live like that any more. BecauseI know older people at work who thought the egyptians still live in pryamids.
2007-03-06 13:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by faizza a 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sculpey is great, but you could also use regular clay to get that ancient look and ceramic feel. If you're really creative, you can build mini pyramids out of toothpicks and glue them together with a hot glue gun. With this frame, use paper mache to wrap around the body.
Enjoy!
2007-03-06 12:00:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In public school we used tagboard....it was cool so you could color and decorate the inside of the pyramid too (we covered some basic hyroglyphics and other cultural aspects about what is in a pyramid and why).
2007-03-06 12:56:18 · answer #5 · answered by contemplating 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you ask him? My girls are making a lot of stuff out of papier mache lately, and the boys just made a bunch of bricks out of mud, they are drying in our back yard right now. I'm thinking it would be hilarious if they tried to build something with them....very authentic don't you think?
2007-03-06 16:15:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Styrofoam and use toothpicks to hold it together. if you are smart enough you can even put the chambers inside of it so when you open it up hey presto. put a little colour to it to finish it off. good luck
2007-03-06 12:17:23 · answer #7 · answered by luckylovelee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could use caramel squares, with or without the clear wrappers. They even have that sand-like color.
2007-03-06 12:02:20 · answer #8 · answered by Allison S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋