The children researched 3D shapes in their city and chose to model the Stormont Building in Belfast. They determined the Stormont Building has the shape of a giant cuboid. Using a scale of 1cm to 2m, the children created 50cm by 15cm cardboard models of Stormont backed with white paper to resemble its portland stone material. Working in groups, they added details like windows and doors to their 3D Stormont models.

2. Someof our Primary3 children
worked withtheirteachers on where tofind 3D shapes
inour city
Therewere a lotof choices!!!!!!

3. After a lotof research and
brainstorming........Thechildren chose
ParliamentBuildingsat Stormont in
Belfast.

4. The children looked at3D shapes and
pictures of Stormont tomatchtheshape
withthe building.
After some chat weagreed that
theStormont Buildinglooked a lot
Likea giantcuboid!

5. These are thedemensionsof Stormont.
Teachers helpedthechildren withthe
ratio. Wedecided that1cm = 2m (1:2)
0 100m
0
30m
So our 3D modelswould be50cm
inlengthand 15cm in height.

6. Next welooked at what materialswould
be suitabletocreate our 3D Stormont
models.
We used thefollowing:

7. The childrenmeasured thecereal boxes
and corrected thesize as needed.
They thencarefully opened themout
and turned theminside out

8. We decided tousepaper toback the
insideout cereal boxes because Stormont
is made of whiteportland stone.Thisis
also less messy thanpaintingthemwhite.

9. With theboxes backed thechildren
worked in groups toadd intheWindows
, doors etc.

10. Finallythe children gluedand taped their
Stormont modelsback together........
..........andcreated thetriangular
porched area atthe entranceto
Stormont withcard

11. The final3D models.