Activity
Animate a Tiny Rex
Strawbees Team
A tiny, yet mighty cardboard dinosaur with a lot to say. Disassemble a cardboard box into sheets. Use the template to trace the shapes of the tiny rex's body parts. Attach the parts together with moving joints. The result leads to controlling the tail to push the mechanical linkage through the body, animating the jaw to make the tiny rex roar!
Animals
Cardboard
7-14+
50:00
Tiny Rex - Template
Instructions - Tiny Rex
Overview and Objectives
00:06
Overview
A tiny, yet mighty cardboard dinosaur with a lot to say. Disassemble a cardboard box into sheets. Use the template to trace the shapes of the tiny rex's body parts. Attach the parts together with moving joints. The result leads to controlling the tail to push the mechanical linkage through the body, animating the jaw to make the tiny rex roar!