Tyson's hi-cap project was the research, design, and construct a house for a character of their choosing. Tyson chose Pooh Bear. He spent six weeks doing research for which dough to use for the ground, and why he'd choose that one (did you know that self-hardening clay will crack, which could be normal cracks in the ground but would shrink. So he decided to use modeling clay, but not dry it in the oven.) While playing around with the garbage from a Halloween candy, he turned to me suddenly, "Mom, doesn't this look like a chair? I could use this for my character house!" Little by little, assignment by assignment, it came together, until one day-- it really came together. **Blogger added these picture backward, as it's been doing for a while now, dang them, and I just don't have the mental energy to fix them.**
Bed in back left corner (made out of a matchstick box with a tissue bedspread. Drawers "for all his red shirts" made of three small Nerds boxes, covered in brown construction paper to look as if it was made from wood. Honey Pot Pantry (made from popsicle sticks, modeling clay, and a gold sprinkle that looks like a gold coin to represent the golden honey). Washbasin to rinse out his honey pots and wash his red shirts, water brought in from the nearby stream.
Outdoor dining. See the Nerds boxes?! Spray painted by him.
Tree made out of paper towel roll and three toilet paper rolls tristed for branches. The hive, hanging from a branch, accessed by the popsicle ladder, is made from cardboard circles of varying sizes glued together.
He was having a hard time figuring out how to make the tree have green leaves. He and Brennon figured it out together, which I think is just fun. The cave was made by cutting up a shoebox, crumpling up some papers for the top and sides, and duct taping the entire thing before spray painting it to give it some "stone" appearances.
When it came time for the earth/ground, we searched for brown modeling clay. None. So he decided to just make salt dough instead. He invited Jaxson over to help put the finishing touches on.
Once finished, he had to take a video, showcasing the different rooms/areas, and how he made each thing. With all of the assignments turned in, as well as the finished project, he got a Proficient for the assignment. That's what I would have given him, too. Everything was to scale, everything was researched, and things were modified in a great way when things didn't work out in real life as it had on paper. So much fun watching him figure things out. Fun!
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