Tuesday, January 5, 2010

More Holiday Crafts

Aren't those cards the coolest thing ever? I think so. The snowflakes were poked into a thin acrylic sheet and then lit with a LED. The cards were a great school project; lessons in rotational symmetry, measurement and electric circuits all rolled into one. You'll find the tutorial here.


I know the kids really enjoyed making these. Despite the fact that they each had to bring in $3.00 to cover the costs of the acrylic, the battery and the LED, my students are already asking if we can make them again next year.

6 comments:

pam said...

Really beauti9ful! No wonder the kids love this!

Anonymous said...

Quite possibly the coolest things ever, Liz! They would make fantastic wintry night lights.

-Miss M

Allie said...

Those are AMAZING. Really beautiful, Liz - how clever you are!

Marcia said...

Wonderful cards! I bet the kids got alot of satisfaction in the reaction of the recipients face. Those kids are lucky to have such a great teacher.

Manoute said...

They are fantastic!

Val said...

Very fun! Projects like this one makes me wish that I was more of a science person....