Polio Vaccination Trophy

Design a 3D model promoting Polio Eradication. Explain you work in 60 words.

This has appeared in the paper several times with different set of materials, all of which are listed below:

Material Provided:

  • Crepe Paper-A4 size
  • Cloth Paper-A4 size
  • Mount Board-A4 size
  • Straw-6
  • Newspaper
  • Rubber band
  • Thumb Pins(plastic tops)
  • Dori Thick white-1m
  • Golden wire-thin-1m
  • Cotton
  • Plastic scrubber
  • Newspaper
  • Toothpick-6

OR

  • 2 sheets
  • Ivory sheets
  • All pins
  • Cardboard
  • Rubber band
  • Copper wire
  • Toothpicks
  • 3 coloured sheets of different colours
  • 1 newspaper
  • Sparkle tube
  • Straw
  • Thread
  • Needle
  • Masking tape
  • Cotton ball

OR

  • Mount board
  • Copper wire and cloth
  • Colored transparent sheet (blue and yellow)
  • A4 sheet (blue yellow white)
  • Kite paper
  • Buttons
  • Straw
  • Cotton
  • Thermacol A4
  • Thread and needle
  • All pins
  • Thermacol balls
  • Bandage
  • Ice cream stick
  • Plastic scrubber
  • Glitter
  • Plastic ball
  • Ribbon

Basic shapes needed to construct this: Cuboid for the base, Hemisphere for the face, cylinder for the syringe and the bottle. Use the ice-cream stick to provide support to the bottle.

Pay attention to details like the markings on the syringe and making the virus accurate. Make sure to secure the toothpicks with sufficient amount of adhesive.

Writeup:

  • This is a trophy for awareness about the polio vaccine.
  • The face of the child is made using basic quilling techniques.
  • The enlarged polio vaccine dropper draws attention to the huge impact it has made in eradicating the disease.
  • Sometimes even syringes are also used for the same.
  • The Poliomyelitis virus depicted at the back with a large cross helps in putting the notion across.
  • The model has a sturdy base which gives it a long shelf life.
  • Ice-cream sticks and toothpicks have been used to provide additional support.
  • The colours pink and purple complement each other perfectly.
  • Hence, this trophy is perfect for creating awareness about the polio vaccine.