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Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :

I haven't built one in about 10 years, because of my back.

But I figured I ought to try it again. It's much nicer than a tent.

Gotta build a math lesson out of this.

Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :

Now *that* is cool.

space opera

Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :

Awesome! Where do you live? I miss living somewhere there was always enough snow to do that... *grumble grumble stupid city life*

Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :

The only igloo I ever slept in was an artificial one in a theme room at a hotel. *grumble* *grumble*

That is sooo cool, Glenn Arnold. Pictures?

Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :

[Hail]

Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :

I'll see if I can get my son to put some on his website.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Neato, Glenn.

When you come up with the math lesson, send it along.

What grade level?

Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :

Sixth, I think. Right now I'm just subbing, so it changes all the time, but I think the igloo would work well with sixth grade.

It's all about central angles, and lining up rays that radiate from the center of the igloo.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

It would be really cool to have them make a life-size one or two. You could have them build the plans and follow them. Where do you live? I bet you could even do it with cut-up cardboard.

You can also make structures with rolled up newspaper. There is a really cool sixth grade project that a sixth grade teacher in my school does.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/courses/ci332fa01/students/cohort3/bmdavis/lesson_3.html

Milk cartons!(lesson uses sugar cubes, but suggests milk cartons)

You could do a really neat integrated lesson on with this idea.

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

Very cool. Fun! [Smile]

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

We made a milk carton igloo when I was in kindergarten. It was AWESOME.

Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :

Yay igloos!

one of these days, I'm going to try that...

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

We should after the next storm, Dragon.

Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :

http://geocities.com/raemon777/igloo.html

Not the greatest pictures, and it was murder trying to get my son to put them on his website, but here they are.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

That is so awesome!