Marble sculptures are very fun to make. You can also learn  from them too. We enjoyed them so much, that we thought you would like to learn how to make them also. Here are the instructions:

MATERIALS:

Table                                              Playdough
Marbles                                          Pipe insulation
Heavy paper strips                           Plastic pipes
Taple                                              Baskets
Scissors                                           Cardboard Tubes
Blocks

ART EXPERIMENT:

1. Tape paper strips around the edge of the table to
     keep the marbles from rolling off.

2. Place other sculpture materials on the table and begin building
    for sculpture marbles to roll through, into,  and over.

3. Use inclines and connecting tracks and tunnels for
     marbles to follow. Playdough can be used to support tubes, pipes,
    cans as they go through the sculpture.

4. Send marbles through the sculpture.

Science Concept:  A marble is a smooth round object that rolls easily.  Once the marble starts moving it will keep moving for a long time or until something stops it.  This demonstrates a law of physics called INERTIA, which states that  an object in motion will remain in motion.  Other laws can get in the way of the rolling marble like those of GRAVITY and FRICTION. Gravity is the  force that pulls all things toward the earth and causes the marble to roll down the inclined ramps.  Friction is the rubbing together of materials like the marble against any surface which slows down the marble.
 
 
 
 

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