WW2 diorama project
DIRECTIONS
 
Choose a battle during WW2. Then, build your diorama based on that battle.  As you research your project, make a list of the supplies that you need so you are organized and ready to go. Ask me for supplies because I will be able to provide you with some.
Possible Supplies
Shoe box or slightly larger box
Construction paper on which to design background scene
Scissors
Markers and/or crayons
Figures to recreate the scene
Tape
Thread
Paste
Diorama: “a life-size, three-dimensional scene from a WW2 battle”
HOW TO MAKE A DIORAMA

1. Find a box at least as big as a shoe box - a slightly larger box works even better. Cover the outside of the box with construction paper.
2. Decide on a scale. This is key, because a diorama becomes believable to the extent that it looks "real." If you've got a focus (a Barbie doll, a particular plastic dinosaur), use that scale.
3. Collect your materials - human and/or animal figures, palm trees or sugar cubes to build an igloo, dollhouse furniture and miniature foods for an interior scene.

1. Decide on a background - you can paint or draw your own or use wallpaper or wrapping paper (or anything else you can find). Remember, though, that the background images should be consistent with the scale you've chosen. Decorate the Walls: Most every diorama has three walls or views, a ceiling or sky and a floor, ground or base. You need to decorate these inside walls first. There are lots of ways to do this. You can paint them or color them with markers, crayons or paint. You can measure them, cut construction or other paper to fit on them, and glue that on. Or you can go to your computer and design something to look more realistic.
2. Build your diorama working from the back to the front - start with the background (don't forget the sky/ceiling and ground/floor). Then place large objects such as trees. The smallest objects should go farthest forward. Use glue or putty to secure the objects. Objects such as birds, clouds, balloons, and airplanes can be hung from the top using black thread. Tape or tie the thread to the object and to the box.
3.  Attach a title to the box where it can easily be seen.
4. You must be able to provide details regarding your diorama: Name, date, importance of the battle and who won.

 
(from http://www.ehow.com/how_12761_make-diorama.html)