The preparations for our flight to Australia have begun! Orange pod is such a busy place as each class builds their part of the plane and aiprot. We are also busy making our suitcases, filing out our passports, tickets and luggage tags.
We made suitcases out of pizza boxes.
After making our suitcases, we filled out our passports.
We used feet taped to the door to see how tall we were.
Our class was responsible for building the airport's security equipment. We needed to build the x-ray machine and the metal detector.
Everyone signed up for the construction job that they wanted to do.
Frist we made the metal detector out of coke boxes.
We taped them together.
Then we had to paint them.
Our next project was the x-ray machine.
We started with a large cardboard box.
Next, we added support to help it stand up.
We painted it.
The next group, made the computer screen so that the security agents could see inside the suitcases.
Finally, we made the conveyer belt that allows the suitcases to pass through the x-ray machine.
This is what our airport and airplane looked like!
The cockpit.
Air Traffic Control Tower.
The side of the airplane.
The windows on the outside of the plane.
The tail.
The cabin.
The windows on the inside of the plane.
The ticket counter.
The x-ray machine.
The metal detector.
The other side of the plane.
