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Maths for models
Information for teachers
Measuring, symmetry and building recording on-site activities may be used to
produce a model of Severndroog Castle back at school. The model is made using A4
sheets of paper or thin card (card is better). This activity works well as a small group
activity with three students, each having responsibility for one turret and one main
wall.
First, divide the A4 paper/card (lengthwise) into 6 (for each of the 6 sides of each
turret). Draw and cut out the correct number of merlons/crenels for each turret. Use
sellotape to secure the turret sides, (a two student job).
Severndroog Castle Building Preservation Trust
Model and photographs by David Walmsley
Floor plan by Thomas Ford & Partners
2014
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Then ask your students to cut out the three main walls, also with their
merlons/crenels, from A4 sheets of paper or card. Your students may find it easier to
draw on the other exterior features of the building (for example large and small
windows, and doors) before assembling the model. Ask students to make sure the
windows and other features on each side are level. This will require careful
measuring, and reference back to the recording sheets they used during their visit.
Finally, assemble the model of Severndroog Castle.
Severndroog Castle Building Preservation Trust
Model and photographs by David Walmsley
Floor plan by Thomas Ford & Partners
2014
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This picture shows that the walls to the castle are recessed, not flush with the angles
of each turret.
You may wish to get your class to make larger models, using A3 pieces of card or
even larger. In that case you will need to consider scale, as well as manageability of
the final model. The floor plan of the building will help your students to record their
measurements of the building during their visit.
Plan of the ground floor
Severndroog Castle Building Preservation Trust
Model and photographs by David Walmsley
Floor plan by Thomas Ford & Partners
2014