Snowflake

Main Idea

Students learn what snow and snowflakes are. Try to create snowflakes with paper
and 3D pen.

CreatorSokol Iryna, Miksike OU
SubjectGeography, Biology, Computer Science
Length45 minutes
Pedagogical ApproachHaptic Learning
CompetencesNew Technologies
Grades3rd-4th grade
Technologies3D pen
Description

Αctivity 1: The students watch a video with the teacher and discuss what it is like to
snow when the snowflakes that they have come on.
Video: https://youtu.be/ozQJIBqFbJI
Video: https://youtu.be/7AeiwLhFuFQ
Αctivity 2: Students do with the teacher snowflake out of paper.
Αctivity 3: Solving a mathematical problem.
Children cut 12 leaves, and the number of snowflakes cut out was one third of the
number of leaves. How many snowflakes and leaves did the children cut out?
Αctivity 4: Discussion with students on what else to build a snowflake from.
Αctivity 5: Creating snowflakes with a 3D pen.

Αctivity 2. Snowflake from paper.

  1. Take a piece of paper and roll it up as shown below
  2. Take a piece of paper and make a snowflake with your drawing1.

    https://page365.ru/kak-sdelat-snezhinku-iz-bumagi.html

Αctivity 5: Create a snowflake

  1. Prepare the 3D pen. Connect it to your computer.
  2. Press the “On” button and wait for the handle to heat up.
    Warning! Don’t forget about safety! Do not touch the end of the 3D handle.
  3. Select a snowflake image:

  4. Draw a snowflake with a 3D pen.
    Example:
  5. When done, turn off the 3D pen.

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