Designing a Workshop Using Animal Head Papercrafts 2

The “It's an elephant's face!” Workshop Held at Kanazawa Zoo

Abstract

This study aims to design a workshop that encourages detailed observation of real animals using papercraft. This paper reports on the implementation of the “It's an Elephant's Face!” workshop, which was conducted at Kanazawa Zoo in Yokohama. In this workshop, we incorporated an observation sheet for participants to record their findings, papercraft as a medium to express their observations through creative work, and an explanation sheet for reflection. We then examined the effectiveness and utilization of these elements. The papercraft used in the workshop was designed to model only the head of an Indian elephant, focusing on its eyes, ears, trunk, and tusks. By using this papercraft, participants were observed making adjustments to the parts freely to better reflect their observations.