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Cardboard Automata

Cardboard Automata — a unique combination of engineering and art! Cardboard Automata are mechanical structures that use cams and linkages to tell a story. Students participating in this Learning Lab will:

• Learn about cams, levers, and linkages and the mechanics of movement
• Write a story in which movement is required
• Create the movement their story requires
• Use various art materials to tell their story through movement

Next Generation Science Standards:

• Engineering Design

Illinois Learning Standards for Fine Arts:

• Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
• Organize and develop artistic ideas and work
• Revise, refine, and complete artistic work
• Construct meaningful interpretations of artistic work