Robot Project
You and your partners will create a robot made from various rectangular prisms (toilet paper or paper towel roll,
Styrofoam balls, cones, etc). Your robot MUST have the following: two arms, two legs, a body, a sphere head
and a cone shaped hat. First, find the surface area of each body part (showing all your work). Then, put your
robot together with duct tape. Next add all of the area answers together. This number will be the amount of
aluminum foil you will need to cover your tin man. You must use all of your foil without running out or having
any left over.
Ideas/suggestions for robot parts
Head: Styrofoam balls, whiffle ball or any sphere
Hat: Party hats or snow cone “cup” or any cone shape
Body: cereal box, single serving or large box (or any rectangular prism)
Arms/Legs: spaghetti box (or any rectangular prism) toilet paper rolls and paper towels (or
any cylinders)
Robot Project
Group Members: _____________________________
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List the shape (object) and formula used for each body part of the robot and make sure you calculate the surface
area of each part
Sphere head:
Cone Shaped hat:
Body:
Object used:
Object used:
Object used:
Formula:
Formula:
Formula:
Total area:
Total area:
Total area:
Arm:
Arm:
Leg:
Object used:
Object used:
Object used:
Formula:
Formula:
Formula:
Total area:
Total area:
Total area:
Leg:
Misc. parts:
Misc. parts:
Object used:
Object used:
Object used:
Formula:
Formula:
Formula:
Total area:
Total area:
Total area:
Total surface area of robot:
Before turning in, make sure your robot standing/sitting on its own.
Name_____________________________
Date__________________ Hour_______
Robot Project
Please answer each question thoughtfully and give details. Each answer (except #1) should be written in
complete sentences with capital letters and periods at the end.
1. List the shape and the formulas you used to calculate the surface area of each body part of your robot.
Head: _________________________________________________________________________________
Hat: _________________________________________________________________________________
Body: _________________________________________________________________________________
Arm: _________________________________________________________________________________
Arm: _________________________________________________________________________________
Leg: _________________________________________________________________________________
Leg: _________________________________________________________________________________
Misc.: _________________________________________________________________________________
Misc.:_________________________________________________________________________________
2. Does the amount of aluminum foil you are given look enough? Explain.
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3.
What was the hardest shape to measure and why?
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4. What was the most confusing part of the process?
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5. Did you have enough foil to cover your entire tin man? Why or why not?
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6. Is there anything you can suggest to make your tin man even better (possibly add something)?
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7. Did you and your partner work well together? Explain.
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8.
If you had to give everyone in your groups a grade on this project, what grade would it be and why?
Your grade:_____________________________________________________________________________
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Partner’s name:_____________________________________________________________________________
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Partner’s name:_____________________________________________________________________________
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Partner’s name:_____________________________________________________________________________
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