We have been working on a technology unit, designing Matariki themed Lanterns for our school celebration. We had a design brief to follow - the Lanterns had to be themed, safe, weather proof (wind & rain), cheap to make and durable. We looked at and compared some pictures of other Lanterns as a starting point for our design ideas. Then in pairs we drew our designs for our first prototype. Making day was fun! Some of our designs were a little tricky to make and we had to make some changes as we went. On testing day we tested the Lanterns with a real candle - this caused some real problems! We had a bit of melting - but not too serious! After testing we evaluated our designs effectiveness and came up with some modifications if they were needed. On the night of the celebrations our Lanterns looked amazing! Mrs Jackson was so impressed with how well we worked together - great 'Relating to Others ' Room 7!!
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