Chapter Graphic : Bear Box
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  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Approach: Station
Focus: Designing and drawing a box for a teddy bear.
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Resources: Teddy bear, pencil, rubber, 30cm ruler, instruction card.

Questions / instructions:
In this activity you are going to draw a plan of a box that would be suitable for this teddy bear.
Show a teddy bear.
The box needs to be suitable for sending the teddy bear in the post to someone.
The teddy bear would be lying flat in the box.
I'll give you an instruction card which tells you what to do. This is what the instructions say ...
Read instruction card to students before handing out the supplies.

 

Bear Box

The card shows a 3D plan of a box for a mug. You are going to draw a box for the teddy bear. (Year 4 only)

Have a good look at the teddy bear. It is going to be posted to someone in a box. Teddy bear would be lying flat in the box.

1. Draw a 3D plan of a rectangular box
for the teddy bear.
2. Make the box about the right size for the
teddy bear — not too big, and not too small.
3. Write in measurements on your plan to show
how long, wide and high it will be.
4. Show how and where the box opens.
5. Show what the box is made from.

Someone else should be able to make this box by using your plan.
     
% responses
y4
y8
drawing looks like 3-D box
drawing shows three faces meeting in one corner of the box
63
87
it looks like an object where all faces are rectangular and meet at right angles
70
86
dotted lines for hidden edges
6
35
non-parallel (converging) lines used to create 3D perspective
5
19
measurements
length, width and height
46
74
2 of 3
32
22
1 of 3
6
1
no relevant measurements
16
3
used recognisable units for all measurements
75
91
measurements appropriate for size of teddy bear:
all 3
14
31
2
34
49
1
26
13
0
26
7
clear where box opens
66
84
label showing what box is made from
68
81
diagram shows material has thickness
4
6
plan provided as well as 3D diagram
1
7
plan provided instead of requested 3D diagram
11
5
Commentary:
On average, about 20 percent more year 8 than year 4 students succeeded with the main elements of this task.
 
 
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