Obstacle Course

This project is an example of 3-D paper art. The different 3-D shapes were created by folding, twisting, and gluing the shapes to a piece of paper. The paper was meant to give the project the effect of depth using 2-D paper manipulated to stand up from the surface. The inspiration for the project was Dr. Seuss' "Oh the Places You'll Go." In the book, the illustrations are of scenes that have architecture and landscapes that give the illusion of depth in the drawings. In my artwork, I felt that the best illustration of 3-D art would be the tubes, hoops, and stairs that dogs have to manipulate when they are performing at a dog show. Because of that idea, I decided to create the Whoville's Dog Show Obstacle Course. The dogs start at the orange hoop, continue through until the end at the yellow funnel, and then take their place on the winners' stand.
This project could be an introduction or extension activity to a math lesson in which the students are starting a geometry unit about computing volume of 3-D figures.