Junk Model projects
6 projects for age 5 · page 1 of 1
Projects
Egg Box Bat Garland
Cutting and painting egg box cups builds scissor control, and making matching wings on both sides is a simple lesson in symmetry. It is also a chance to learn how real bats find their way in the dark using echoes.
Glowing Jack-o'-Lantern Jar
Turns an empty jam jar into a pumpkin lantern and shows the difference between translucent materials, which let light glow through, and opaque ones, which block it and make the face shapes.
Astronaut Helmet
Making a wearable helmet from a box teaches you why real astronauts need a sealed helmet to breathe and stay safe in space, where there is no air.
Junk Drum Kit
Different containers make different sounds — big and hollow is deep, small and tight is sharp.
Junk Robot
Design and imagination - planning a build from the parts you have.
Cardboard Marble Run
Gravity, slopes and speed - steeper ramps make the marble go faster.