Tin Man Project
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Your job is to create a tin man that can sit or stand on its own using the various materials provided to you. You are welcome to create your own shapes using cardstock / paper. Your tin man must have the following parts:
The maximum height of your tin man is 2 ft tall. |
Tin Man Project Guidelines
Polyhedron (Geometric Solids) Notes with Tin Man Calculation Sheet
Extra Tin Man Calculation Sheets
Tin Man Surface Area Total (Group Sheet) - submit this signed sheet with calculations to receive your aluminum foil
Polyhedron (Geometric Solids) Notes with Tin Man Calculation Sheet
Extra Tin Man Calculation Sheets
Tin Man Surface Area Total (Group Sheet) - submit this signed sheet with calculations to receive your aluminum foil
Video Support
What are prisms? How do you calculate their volumes?
Cylinder - Construction, Nets, Surface Area & Volume
Rectangular Prism - Construction, Net, Surface Area & Volume
Triangular Prism
Cone
Square Pyramid: Surface Area & Volume
Sphere: Volume & Surface Area (Includes why the formula works too!)
How much tin (actually aluminum) foil will I need? (convert your sq. cm to sq. in.)
Cylinder - Construction, Nets, Surface Area & Volume
Rectangular Prism - Construction, Net, Surface Area & Volume
Triangular Prism
Cone
Square Pyramid: Surface Area & Volume
Sphere: Volume & Surface Area (Includes why the formula works too!)
How much tin (actually aluminum) foil will I need? (convert your sq. cm to sq. in.)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question: Can I use bring in extra aluminum foil to cover my tin man?
Answer: You may bring in foil, but it will be put in the class pile. You will only be given the amount of square inches of foil that you calculate.
Answer: You may bring in foil, but it will be put in the class pile. You will only be given the amount of square inches of foil that you calculate.
