Here we are working on our paper mache models of endangered and extinct animals as part of our 2-quarter inquiry into issues surrounding extinction.
The students worked in groups, first researching and choosing an animal to represent. Then they began creating the animals out of newspaper and refuse from the school, including gallon juice and milk jugs, cardboard, shredded paper, packaging materials. The only thing we purchased new for the project was masking tape and white flour to make the paper mache.
All in all there are ten animals being made, each averaging 4 ft. tall/long. I used flour, water and cinnamon and cooked the paper mache/glue, which is so much easier to work with than the sandard water/flour paste mixture. The students liked the cinnamon smell as well.
