Shark Trap - Handout

 

 

 

Name_________________________________________

Date______________________

 

 

 

Materials to design and build shark trap:

-- 10 flexible straws

-- 20 toothpicks

-- twist ties (optional)

-- tape

-- glue (optional)

-- scissors

-- ruler

* The numbers listed above are the MAXIMUM amount of materials which can be used; therefore, students will need to plan accordingly. However, they do not need to use ALL of the objects listed above.

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Type of shark which trap is built for: ______________________________

 

Dimensions of the Shark:

A). Length _______________

B). Width _______________

C). Height _______________

D). Weight _______________ (Optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shark Trap - Handout

 

 

Name_________________________________________

 

 

 

Please make a sketch or drawing of the shark trap your team created. Please record dimensions of your model.

 

 

 

Length__________in.

 

Width ___________in.

 

Height__________in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please create a scale for your model. Fill in the appropriate information.

 

 

* Length of model ______________in. = Length of Shark _____________ft.

 

* Width of model _____________in. = Width of Shark _____________ft.

 

* Height of model _____________in. = Height of Shark _____________ft.

 

 

 

 

Shark Trap - Handout

 

 

Name_________________________________________

 

How many inches are in a foot? _________________

 

Set up Proportions - Remember to Cross Multiply - Show your work.

 

 

# of inches in at foot X Solve for "Y"

1 foot Length of shark

 

***Also do the same proportion for Width and Height.***

 

 

 

* Length

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Width

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Height

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shark Trap - Handout

 

 

Name_________________________________________

 

Based on the Length, Width, and Height Proportions:

 

 

Which is the largest measurement? _____________________

 

(This will be used as the scale for your model)

 

 

THE SCALE OF SHARK TRAP MODEL IS:

 

 

 

 

 

____________________in. = _____________________ft.

 

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