Objectives
- Students will learn about the properties of wood.
- Students will create a variety of shapes with popsicle sticks.
Materials
- Popsicle sticks
- A bowl of hot water
- Rubber bands
- Glue
- Cardboard (optional)
Procedure
- Soak the popsicle sticks in water for about a half hour.
- Take the sticks out of the water and gently bend them into shapes.
- Wrap a rubber band around the molded stick so the shape will hold.
- Let the wood dry for about an hour.
- Remove the rubber bands.
- Students can decorate the sticks or glue a few together to make different designs. Using a piece of heavy cardboard paper, students can glue the sticks in a design to create a mural.
Use popsicle sticks to show students how wood bends without breaking.
Subjects
Simplified Content Type
