Sample made by Ms. Edith

Materials needed: 8 drinking straws scissors construction paper or sandpaper pencil tape four 2-foot lengths of lightweight string white glue thinned with water paintbrush fine sand

Instructions: 1. Wrap a piece of tape around one end of each piece of string to make it easier to thread. 2. Thread a length of string through three straws to form a triangle. Pull the string snug and knot it firmly. Thread another length of string through one of the triangle sides, then add two more straws. Pull string snug to form another triangle, and knot it firmly. Repeat one more time to form three sides of your pyramid. For the last side, thread a length of string through one side, then down the other side, before adding a straw to complete the base. 3. Trace around one side of the pyramid and cut four pieces of construction paper, taping them to the pyramid's sides. 4. Trace around the base, cut it out, and tape it to the pyramid. 5. Lightly paint the pyramid with then white glue and sprinkle sand on the sides. You may use sandpaper instead as we have done in our example.

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