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Designing a menorah!. Today we will make a menorah!. What is a menorah?. It is a special candleholder used on Hanukkah. Another name for a menorah is chanukiya. A menorah holds 9 candles. A menorah holds 9 candles. Why are there 9?.
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Designing a menorah!
Today we will make a menorah!
A menorah holds 9 candles. Why are there 9?
Figuring out how something looks and works is called design. Today you will be a menorahdesigner!
There are two things to think about when designing your menorah: • How it works
There are two things to think about when making your menorah: • How it works • 2. How it looks
How it works • What is the most important thing that a menorah must do?
How it works • What is the most important thing that a menorah must do? • Safely hold the candles!
The menorah must hold the candle tightly so it doesn’t fall over.
What materialsburn easily? Wood Paper
What materialsburn easily? Wood Paper Candles
What materialsdon’t burn?
What materialsdon’t burn? Stone
What materialsdon’t burn? Stone Metal
What materialsdon’t burn? Stone Metal Clay
We will make our menorah using Wood Stone
We will make our menorah using Wood Stone Metal
The stone is glued betweenthe wood and the candle, so the wood won’t burn Candle Metal Stone Wood
Remember, there are two thingsto think about when designing your menorah: • How it works • 2. How it looks
Bike chain Concrete
Glass Mosaic
This is the kind of menorah you will design today.