Bell Ringer Activity:
The Winter Games are about to begin. There is a building,called the MegaFace, at the Olympic Village where people will get to see their faces(giant versions) on the side of the MegaFon Pavilion. It's kind of like a huge Mt. Rushmore for "regular" people. The side of the building has a screen with 10,000 pins that can extend to the shape of a person's face.Those who wish to see their face on the side of the Pavilion first need to go to a 3D booth to get photographs scanned. It is estimated that about 170,000 people will participate in the Megaface project. The face photographs will be sent to a computer program where the face will get a few seconds of fame, in color, thanks to lights on the end of each 6 ft. long pin on the side of the pavilion.
Extension Activities:
1. Write a paragraph pretending to be your face on the MegaFon Pavilion. What do you see, hear,smell as you look out on the crowds walking around the village during the Winter Games?
2. Draw a picture of your face on the side of the MegaFon Pavilion. Write 3 things you'd like people to know about you.
Photograph from: http://www.geekosystem.com/olympic-kryptonian-face-projector/
Gail Hennessey
http://www.gailhennessey.com
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