trying to find something on building a model of a walking stick (insect) for my son's project.?
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Well, the good thing about stick insects, is that they look like a dry twig, therefore, one has to find a way to glue / fasten some sticks together, but make it look like a stick insect. Don't forget the front and the back, use dry grass as tentacles, and small black seeds like poppy seeds for instance as the eyes. GOOD LUCK!
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Howstuffworks has good diagrams and explanations that may help you.  Good luck.
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http://www.snap.com/search.php#oragami%20project\n\nGood Luck\n\nI would suggest a turtle and use the tortise and the hare story.
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..Hi..I hope this links will help you out!..\nI wish you all the luck..with this project...And maby we will find it one day on the net:) ...\nKind regards! ...
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You can make one on Amazon.com - they have more than books, they also list toys and electronics.\n\nOR you can create your own website for free at tripod.com . They have templates to help you.
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How about a caterpillar? Check the crafts dept. at Wal-mart. Use stryo balls for the body, just glue five or six together in a line,  which you'll need to paint of course, add pipe cleaners for legs, just use wire cutters to cut them in thirds and just stick them in and bend them down, then use the stick-on googley eyes that they sell, and add a colored piece of paper cut for the mouth, and two toothpicks painted black and stuck in his head for antenna. Easy, and uses 5 materials
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The best project will be one that has some interest to the 5th grader. So my granddaughter likes animals. But my youngest boy likes photography. So a pinhole camera would bore my granddaughter but would have caught the interest of my son.\n\nThat being said... Here's an easy one. Go to a store and find some cheap analog clocks (clocks with hands) that run on a single AA battery. Then go to Radio Shack and get some battery holders and some "aligator clip leads" -- short wires with clips on either side. And get a bunch of different brand batteries of different sizes (if you are trying to get by simply, use only AA batteries and then you just need the clocks and the batteries).\n\nTake off the battery covers and hook up the battery holders to the clocks with the clipleads (unless you are only using AA batteries). Then put batteries in and see how long it takes for the clocks to run down. This may take a long time. If you are short on time, try this. Get a flashlight bulb at radio shack and put it across the battery with the clock. So this way the battery is running the clock and the flashlight bulb at the same time. Note the time on the the clock and check it every day to see when the clock stops. You can graph the results easily.\n\nQuestions:\nWhat lasts longer, a AA, a C, or a D battery?\nWhat brand of battery lasts longer?\nWhat lasts longer, a standard carbon-zinc battery or an alkaline battery? What is the cost difference per unit? Per run time?\n\nA little research on the internet about how batteries are built, and the different technologies (carbon-zinc, alkaline, nicad, NiMh, lithium, lead-acid) and you have a great project.
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Perhaps the illustrated link and description will help you.  Good luck with your project.
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This place sells plans and materials: http://www.redstoneprojects.com/trebuchetstore/onager_plans.html\n\nLinks to different sites for educational catapults etc.: http://www.newton.mec.edu/Brown/TE/CATAPULTS/Catapult_links.html
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I found a really awesome site with lots of details, as soon as I get my materials I'll make me one.  Heres the site:  http://www.geocities.com/stalker217/ghillie/intro.htm\n\nGood Luck!
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I have seen a model of Sydney opera made of wooden ice loly sticks.They are cheap and can be easily modifing material.\npick ur best answer.
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try   funbasedlearning.com
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If you are interested in learning about electronics you might look into BEAM robotics (BEAM = Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, Mechanics). Their approach is to design robots whose interactions with the environment are built into the electronics rather than programmed like most robots. They have a history of liking to scavenge parts from old electronic and mechanical devices. They also have a very active and helpful community that includes many kids your age learning about electronics and robotics (look around for a mailing list in the links, I'm sure there's still an active one). Don't be intimidated by the elctronics stuff, in my experience that's the easy part, the hard part is getting the moving parts to work. I am attaching some links below:
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uh, well, one time my friend and I had to do a project like that.  We got two of those clear bodies (you know, the mannequins they have that display clothes.)  You can get clear ones at Sam's club for free, if you know where that is.  We made a model of the body.  Like, we used straws for the intestines and a bowl for the stomach.  On the other body, we used sharpie and labeled the different parts.  (We also drew them)  Then we got a medicine dropper and put water mixed with food coloring in it.  We poured the water/food coloring down the first mannequin's esophagus.  Everyone could see it going through.  It was really cool and we got an A+!\n\nAlso, explain what's happening as the water/food coloring goes down.  Don't forget to put a bowl underneath, or else the water/food coloring will spill.  I guarantee this will get you a good grade.
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Paper Maché Dinosaur\n\nYou will need:\n\n* information about the dinosaur\n* sketch paper \n* pencil & eraser \n* colored pencils or crayons \n* lots of newspaper \n* masking tape \n* paper towels or soft paper \n* cardboard (that can be cut with scissors) \n* scissors \n* paper maché paste (Ross Art Paste works great) & * large container with lid for paste \n* tempera paints & brushes & mixing containers \n* clear, water-based, non-toxic "varnish" (Mod Podge Gloss Lustre, Rightstep Water-Based Varnish or watered down white glue) optional \n* any other objects you wish to add (for eyes, teeth, patterns etc.) optional \n* materials for display (board to mount, string to hang etc.) optional\n(You can find these craft supplies at most crafts or art supply stores, such as DickBlick.com) \n\n1. Research the dinosaur you selected. Find out as much as you can about the dinosaur. Learn as much as you can about its anatomy to build your sculpture.\n\n2. Make sketches of your dinosaur. Plan its pose. What is it doing? Draw an outline.\n\nWhat are the basic shapes of your dinosaur? Highlight the forms that you will make from newspaper. \n\n3. Make body parts with newspaper, cardboard and masking tape. Crush, squeeze and twist newpaper into very tight forms. Cut flat shapes from cardboard. Tape firmly as you go! Make sure your pieces are smooth and very firm. Rub the tape so no edges come loose.\n\n4. Tape the body parts together. Use lots of tape and rub it hard to be sure it won't come off. Tape all the way around each body part—layer the tape in different directions. You may have to tear the tape into small pieces to get in the tiny seams. Test the body parts to make sure they don't come off easily.\n\n5. Time to paper maché! Find a place to work. Cover your work space with newspaper. Prepare your paper maché paste. Have a towel handy to wipe your hands. Tear lots of small strips of newspaper--no bigger than your finger. For very small, detailed parts you will need even smaller strips.\n\nDip each newspaper strip in your paste. Then pull strip through two fingers to remove excess paste. You want them wet but not drippy and slimy.\n\nCover the body with newspaper strips. Rub them well so no edges pop up. Rub out all air bubbles too!\n\nAllow to dry. Do another layer of newspaper strips and dry. Do one more final coat with paper towels (brown "school" paper towels work great!) or smooth, soft paper. \n\nYou are ready to paint when your dinosaur is sturdy and smooth. Let it dry very thoroughly!\n\n6. Paint with tempera paint. First, you may want to try out different colors and patterns by coloring your sketch with crayons or colored pencils.\n\nPaint the main colors first, recoat if needed, then paint the details and patterns. \n\nYou may also want to coat with a clear, water-based, non-toxic "varnish" (Mod Podge Gloss Lustre, Rightstep Water-Based Varnish or watered down white glue).\n\nHope your daughter does well on her paper mache dinosaur :)
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My son suggests a model to build of some sort..to build. Or a video game.
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Go to a store like Michaels (or other art/craft) and take a look around, it might help for ideas.  You can actually buy a kit to make models now too.\n\nstyrofoam balls and toothpicks  (ala http://www.miniscience.com/projects/DNAmodel/)\nthere are other puffy like decorative clothing balls\n\nThese are some fun ones http://www.lake-mills.k12.ia.us/hs/sci/b-e1.html\n\nCandy would always work, but I think it would be harder to make it stay together and than transport to school.  Unless you could do like a 2D representation.