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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?
Figuring out how something looks and works is called design.
Today you will be a menorah designer!
There are two things to think about when designing your menorah:
1. How it works
There are two things to think about when making your menorah:
1. How it works
2. How it looks
1. How it works
What is the most important thing that a menorah must do?
1. How it works
What is the most important thing that a menorah must do?
Safely hold the candles!
Lets look at how a menorah holds the candles.
The menorah must hold the candle tightly so it doesn’t fall over.
The candle holder must not burn!
What materials
burn easily?Wood
What materials
burn easily?Wood
Paper
What materials
burn easily?Wood
PaperCandles
What materials
don’t burn?
What materials
don’t burn?
Stone
What materials
don’t burn?
Stone Metal
What materials
don’t burn?
Stone Metal Clay
We will make our menorah using
Wood
We will make our menorah using
Wood Stone
We will make our menorah using
Wood Stone Metal
The stone is glued between
the wood and the candle,
so the wood won’t burn Wood
Stone
Metal
Candle
Remember, there are two things to think about when designing your menorah:
1. How it works
2. How it looks
Some look old
Some look modern
Some look simple
Some are silly!
Some are fun!
Artists use different techniques to design
menorahs.
Bike chain Concrete
Glass
Mosaic
This is the kind of menorah you will
design today.
Let’s make a menorah!
