Tin Man Project

Task Description and Criteria:

In groups of 3 you will construct a tin man or animal and calculate the
amount of tin foil needed to cover it using the geometry concept of surface
area. You will construct your tin man/animal using common everyday
geometrical objects, such as cereal boxes, paper towel roles, etc. After
your tin man/animal is constructed, you will need to calculate the surface
area. Once youve determined the surface area for the days body part, you
will receive the amount of foil you calculated for the surface area. This will
determine how accurate your calculations were (depending on how much
you have left over, or how short you were).
The objects you choose to construct your tin man/animal with can
only be cylinders, prisms, cones and spheres. You must use at least one of
each. Each group will also turn in a calculations sheet of their surface area,
which includes measurements of each part and all work that took place to
find your surface area.
This project will take 4* class days:
Day 1: Body Day. Today you will calculate the surface area of your tin man/animals
body. Dont forget to take the location of the head and arms and legs into account when
constructing this! Once you know the amount of foil you need and how your net will be
constructed, you can come get the material from Ms. Mertz or Miss Rickard.
Day 2: Arms & Legs Day. Today you will calculate the surface area of your tin man/
animals arms and legs. Dont forget that one end of each will not be covered since it will
be adhered to the body! Once you know the amount of foil you need and how your nets
will be constructed, you can come get the material from Ms. Mertz or Miss Rickard.
Day 3: Hat Day. Today you will calculate the surface area of your tin man/animals
hat. Dont forget that the bottom of the hat will not be covered, as it will be resting on the
tin man/animals head. Once you know the amount of foil you need and how your net
will be constructed, you can come get the material from Ms. Mertz or Miss Rickard.
Day 4: Face Day. Today you will calculate the surface area of your tin man/animals
head. Once you know the amount of foil you need and how your net will be constructed,
you can come get the material from Ms. Mertz or Miss Rickard.

At the end of this project, you will do a reflection on both the project itself
and your/groups work.

*Number of days may change as we work through the project.