Questions/instructions:

In this activity you are going to design something for catching a pet mouse.
Imagine that a pet mouse got out of its cage. You want to catch it, but you don’t want to hurt it. Your task is to design something that will catch the mouse but not hurt it. You will have an instruction card that tells you what to do.
Give each student a toy mouse, instruction card, ruler and eraser.
Before you start, have a look at the instruction card while I read it through.
Read the instruction card.
You can start drawing your plan now. Remember, your plan should show your own ideas, so work on your own and show your own ideas.
Hand out answer booklets to each student.

Pet Mouse Instruction Card
The pet mouse got out of his cage. You want to catch it but you don't want to hurt it. Design something that will catch the mouse but not hurt it
1.	Think about what your mouse catcher will look like and how it will work
2.	Think about the materials you will need for your muse catcher.
3.	Draw some different views of your mouse catcher
4.	Label your drawing s to show how the mouse catcher works and what it is made of.
5.	On your drawings, explain how your mouse catcher is designed so that it will not hurt the pet mouse.