Shrinky Art – Scale Math Lab

(Above – Before being baked)
(Bellow – After)


The result

The resulting image was smaller but, not by much.

The shape has been warped, only in the transparent area. It seams as though the plastic turned white and was no longer transparent once baked.

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My flower shrunk by only 8%, not the 30% it said on the website.


Different Results

From my observations, majority of the art pieces resulted similarly. (Warped, smaller & clear became white.) I think the reason for this was because mainly all the plastic used was code #1, since that seems to be one of the more common plastics.


Affecting the results

Other than the plastic number, I think the size of the shape, the shape itself & the temperature / length of time it was baked for. After I put mine in for a little longer it straightened out in some of the places it was warped.


In conclusion

In conclusion, majority of the shrinky art pieces the art did not stay the same, mine was quite successful. I think that if it had been in the oven longer it would have been more successful. I think it would be good to try again with a smaller, round shape, & for longer it would be more successful.


 

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