A rainforest diorama!A diorama is a model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures.

Using what you have learnt so far about the layers of the rainforest and the animals that live there, we would like you to design and make your own rainforest diorama.

Here is the process for designing and making your diorama:

Let’s start here: Investigate

What could my rainforest diorama look like?

What will I need to include?

What materials do I have to use?

Investigate:

What do these examples show?

What materials have been used?

Do you think they are effective?

Investigate:

What do these examples show?

What materials have been used?

Do you think they are effective?

Investigate:

What do these examples show?

What materials have been used?

Do you think they are effective?

Rainforest dioramas: Layers to showInvestigate:

What will I need to include?

What materials could I use to represent the different layers?

What animals might be seen in these layers?

Next step: Design.

Green thinking hats on: it’s time to be creative!

What will my rainforest diorama look like?

What will I include?

TASK:On a sheet of paper, draw out your design and label the features of your rainforest. You may want to start thinking ahead about the materials you might use too!

Next step: Plan.

Put your blue thinking hat on! Before you dive into creating your rainforest diorama, you need to think through the process of your creation.

What will you start by doing? (e.g. the background of the box)

How will you create your desired effects? What equipment do you need to get ready?

How will you make sure it doesn’t fall apart?

What will need to be the last finishing touches?

You may wish to create yourself a flow map of steps to complete as you’re making your diorama!

Plan: Here’s a step by step example: https://www.firstpalette.com/craft/rainforest-diorama.html

Next week we will move on to the creating and evaluating stages.

You now have time to ensure you have everything you need from your plan.

Your art activity this week may also help in preparing elements of your rainforest diorama!