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What is a WinnerProject Cubes

In this project you will be creating a 3-D research cube relating to someone who, in your opinion, is a true winner. Your finished cube will have six sides. Each side must include the following about your individual.

  1. Name and Picture
  2. Birth (hometown and date)/Death/Education
  3. Characteristics/qualities of a winner (What did he/she do?)
  4. Acquaintances/Key Friends
  5. One interesting Fact (something interesting or fun about that person)
  6. Impact to the world (How did what he did change the world?)

Directions for creating the cubes:

Collect the following materials:

1 poster board (color is your choice)1 ruler

1 pair of scissors1 pencil

tape or glue

piece of string, yarn, ribbon (about a foot and a half in length)

materials for your project (pictures, colored paper)

Information for your project (facts and other important information from above)

Steps to make the cube:

  1. Using your ruler you will need to cut out of the poster board six 9.25 inch by 9.25 inch squares.
  2. On all four sides of each square you need to measure and mark in ½ inch. After this step, you will have a smaller box outlined in the middle of the poster board square.
  3. At this time, you will need to put the information for your project on the squares accordingly. DO NOT MOVE ON UNTIL THIS IS COMPLETED!
  4. When you have finished putting your project information on your squares, you need to cut the corners out of all 6 squares. If you have marked the ½ inch marks correctly, then the corners should already be drawn and you only have to cut. The corners you cut out will be ½ inch by ½ inch.
  5. Next, you will need to fold along the ½ inch lines.
  6. On the right side of four of the squares (doesn’t matter which ones, you can choose) you need to cut off the ½ inch poster that has been folded.
  7. On two of the squares you will need to cut off the entire ½ inch of folded poster board on all four sides.
  8. Now you will connect the four squares where you cut off the ½ inch side with tape or glue. When this is complete you should have the cube but it will not have a top or a bottom.
  9. Now you will tape or glue the bottom piece onto the bottom of the cube.

10.Now you will take the yarn or ribbon that you chose and securely tape it to the back of the top piece of poster board. After you have taped the yarn or ribbon, you will tape or glue the top piece onto your cube. Congratulations, you are now finished!

What is a Winner Project Cube

Grading Rubric

Student’s Name ______

Turned in Date______

Student’s Grade______

My winner is ______

1.)Box is measured correctly (up to 15 points) ______

2.)Subject’s name and picture (up to 10 points)______

3.)Birth/Death/Education (up to 10 points) ______

4.)Winning characteristics (up to 15 points) ______

5.)Acquaintences/Key Friends (up to 15 points) ______

6.)One Interesting Fact (up to 15 points) ______

7.)Impact to the world (up to 20 points)______

Subtotal_____

Points added/deducted ______

Total Score______

You will be graded on content, relevance, grammar and writing. Do your very best!!!