How to Make a Shark Using Sandpaper
- 1). Select a shark to make that is more "flat" in shape like the nurse shark or the hammerhead shark.
- 2). Draw or trace an image of a nurse shark or hammerhead shark on a piece of cardboard as if you were looking down on the shark. Create a template of this shape if you are working with a lot of children or using this as a classroom activity.
- 3). Draw the first dorsal fin and caudal fin (tail) on the cardboard. Draw any additional fins or features that you want to include. Older children can create a more accurate shark with greater precision than younger children.
- 4). Cut the shark body, dorsal fin, caudal fin and any other details you may have added out of the cardboard.
- 5). Cover the pieces of the shark using sandpaper cut to the same shape. You can place the shark pieces on the back of the sandpaper (the smooth side), trace them and then cut the pieces out. Then cover both the top and bottom of the shark using sandpaper or just the top of the shark, dorsal fins, and caudal fin (tail) by gluing the sandpaper in place.
- 6). Glue the dorsal fin to the top of the shark's body and the caudal fin to the end of the shark body. Tacky glue or hot glue dries the fastest, allowing students to play with the 3-D shark.
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