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Grade 3 - 4 Art - STEAM

HOW DO YOU KEEP A LION ENGAGED?

Learning Intention: To develop art and design techniques when creating a STEAM solution

Success Criteria:

Identify the needs of a lion in captivity

Describe how an enrichment tool/toy can keep a lion engaged

Justify how decorating your prototype will provide enrichment and engagement for a lion

Reflect if your prototype has met the design parameters

TASK - DESIGNING AND BUILDING A PROTOTYPE ENRICHMENT TOY FOR A LION

Kim is a zoo keeper at Werribee Open Range Zoo. Her job is to care for the lions to make sure they have good health. Her team uses ‘enrichment’, which helps lions to use their senses, move their bodies and behave in natural ways. Kim needs new enrichment ideas for a lion.

DESIGN PARAMETERS

Your design for Kim needs to help lions to do at least one of these things:

a. Use its senses e.g. smell, touch, taste, see, hear

b. Move in natural ways

c. Behave in natural ways

Your design for Kim also needs to:

· Survive the weight and strength of a lion

· Be safe for Kim to use

· Be made of a material that isn’t toxic

· Be cheap to build

WHAT TO DO:

Follow the procedure below:

1 Brainstorm solutions and create a list of design ideas to solve the challenge and choose one to try.

2. Build a prototype so that you can show your design to other people.

3. Test and Refine – test and improve your design, ask members of your family what they think about your design and then improve it.

4. Share Your Design

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