- Definition
Plaster bandage is like a cloth strip soaked in plaster. When you add water, it hardens and can be shaped into sculptures.
Dipping a strip of plaster bandage in water and wrapping it around a balloon creates a hard, hollow sphere once it dries.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A plaster bandage is like the material a doctor uses to make a cast for a broken arm.
Ask your child: How could you use this wet cloth to create a strong, hollow shape?
Common mix-up: Students might think it's like clay that you can squish and model. Plaster bandage is actually a skin you build up in layers over a form to create a hard shell.
Examples
- Building up layers of plaster bandage over a wire frame to make an animal sculpture.
- Creating a mask by applying wet strips over a plastic face form.
plaster bandage is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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