Age Range: 5 - 11
By: Sam Collins
A fascinating film showing how and ice sculpture is made and how people react to it.
Teaching Ideas and Resources:
English
- Show children the opening shot of the video (before you press play). What do they think it’s going to be about? What makes them say that?
- Write a set of instructions (including safety instructions!) on how to make an ice sculpture.
- Write an interview with the sculptor. What questions would you ask him?
- Write a poem describing the ice sculpture.
- Write a news report about the sculpture.
- Collect “cold” adjectives to describe the sculpture.
Science
- Investigate changing states of water using this lesson plan from the BBC.
- A typical ice sculpture will last for about 4-6 hours indoors before it melts. Investigate how long it takes different volumes of ice to melt. How will you ensure it is a fair test?
Art
- Visit the ice sculptor’s company page and look as some of the amazing ice sculptures they have made. Design your own ice sculpture.
- Design and build an ice sculpture using ice cubes. Don’t forget to photograph or video it before it melts!
- Experiment with freezing water in different containers to create different shapes of ice.
- Investigate other unusual materials for sculpture, for example Robert Bradford makes sculpture from old plastic toys. What else could you use?
Music
- Compose your own soundtrack for the film.
Geography
- Plan a holiday to an ice hotel. How would you get there? What might you do while you were there?
History
- Make a timeline of the history of ice sculpture. Use our resource as a starting point.
Languages
- Learn the word for “ice” in different languages.
PSHE
- Would you smash the sculpture? Why do you think people decide to?
- Why do you think the artist left it out with a hammer for people to smash?
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