2D Human

• Makedo Invent Kit

• Upcycled cardboard, big enough for students to trace the outline of their bodies

• Makedo Roto-Ring (optional)

Students begin by tracing the outline of a classmate onto cardboard, then cut it out using the Safe-Saw. Next, break the figure into sections that they wish to use to create joints (eg. at the shoulder, elbow, hip). Using Makedo Scru connectors, students then assemble the pieces of their figure into a moving cardboard person. To enable smooth motion or free-spinning movement, students can include the Makedo Roto-Ring at certain joints.

• What challenges did you face when you made the body trace? What solutions did you come up with to make the task easier?

• What discoveries did you make about the human body during this activity? Was there anything that surprised you?

• What interests you about the human body? Where can you learn more about these curiosities?

• Explore anatomy by drawing and annotating the major bones of the body onto your 2D human.

• Create a mechanism, such as a pulley system, to make your human figure move.

• Create a drama performance or a dance with a group of movable figures.

• Use the movable figures to make a stop-motion animation.