three things combined to make one - model needed!!

[FoJo]

Can you pull us out of the mire again mumnsetters?? In RE they are doing the 'holy trinity' (father, son & holy ghost - sorry if thats obvious to everyone!)
The children need to make a model of something else where three things combine to make one and we're truly stuck!! THe only thing I can think of is a plait and so make a 'model' of a plaited loaf of bread but thats not really three different things! We are not a particulary arty lot so my joke suggestion of a model of the 'sugarbabes' wasnt particularly helpful! Thanks all

[Theas18]

What's wrong with the clover leaf? 3 parts, 1 leaf, no part stands alone and you can't remove one from the whole without destroying it.

[crazynanna]

It's a tricky one,isn't it?

Off the top of my head (completely not what it means!)

A cup of tea....tea,milk,sugar.(but not everyone has sugar.or milk)
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
ABC=life (resus)

Sorry..they were rubbish

[thetasigmamum]

What about that cake with the pink and yellow squares and the evil marzipan on top? That's 3 things. Pink squares. Yellow squares. Evil marzipan.

[HauntedLittleLunatic]

How many in your family. If she is an only child then there are 3 people that combine to make a family.

[FoJo]

blimey, i really didnt expect any replies!!! Yes the clover leaf is the obvious one, but I think its meant to be three different things that go together to make one thing! I'm liking the cup of tea idea, very good but I think the 'Battenburg' (not sure of the spelling!!) may be the winner!! Now she's ssupposed to make it, wonder if i can buy one and 'mess it about a bit'!!!
Thanks everyone, true stars!!!

[FoJo]

just saw your post haunted. There are four of us, but yes a family of three woudl be a good one, but refer to my original comment about art not being our strong point!! Although I suppose she could just make three people and say they were a family, I;m so stunned at the number of responses and am hoping her teacher isnt a mumsnetter!!

[Kez100]

The three wise monkeys - come together for the saying 'speak no evil, see no evil hear no evil'

[Kez100]

Ahhhh Simon Cowell, Mezghan Hussainey and a.n other - come together for a great tabloid headline!

[tabulahrasa]

Mobile phones - mp3 player, camera, phone

x-box - games console, cd player, DVD player

[MrsHerculePoirot]

Shortbread? Flour, butter, sugar only ingredients needed.

[lostinwales]

heat, fuel and oxygen

Wow, I never thought I could ask MN for homework advice, great idea. If I supply geekiness will someone help me with Yr7 drama later?

[EdithWeston]

The Shamrock is a very famous example of 3in1:

Here's , and .

[HauntedLittleLunatic]

Actually out of those suggested I think shortbread meets the objectives of the op best. 3 things which produce something grisly different when combined...as opposed to just built into something different like the battenberg IYSWIM.

Also shows that the 3 things become much 'better' (in this case tastier) when combined.

[HattiFattner]

pancake - Egg, Flour, Milk.

[HattiFattner]

Firt tree, Tinsel, Star = christmas tree!

[HattiFattner]

paper, pencils, imagination = art

[senua]

I'm not so sure about the shortbread. Once the three ingredients are combined then they lose their individual identity and become, irreversibly, a different thing..

Desperately racking brain for ideas ... What about The Earth (model=globe or atlas. simple!). It is made up of air, land and sea. The separate items could exist alone but, together, they blossom into an ecosystem which brought Life into being.

[mistlethrush]

Sun, water + seed = plant.

[senua]

Traffic lights.

Still trying to sort out the theological parallels of stop / go / proceed with caution ...

[mummytime]

Sandwich: BLT?
Flowers in a vase? Water, flower and vase

Wish my DD got such good H/W

[crazynanna]

Cameron + Clegg + Gove = The 3 Stooges

[FoJo]

Blimey, some brilliant ideas! I'm sticking with the battenberg as I've been and bought yellow food colouring (we already had pink) and marzipan! I also like the fact that you can still see the three seperate ingredients. Love the Simon Cowell one Kez and also the modern take from tabulah. The 'fire triangle' is good as well lostinwales and a nice cardboard triangle, painted as per that link would be a simple one. I also still like the tea idea and was dog walking this morning envisaging a little model consisting of a tea bag, a jug of milk and some water. We have a school trip to pay for, I wonder if we could sell this thread to her friends who are also all stumped!! So now I've sorted her homework I wonder if she'll do the ironing for me!

[FoJo]

forgot to say a HUGE thank you to you all

[crazynanna]

Yes FoJo,use the tea one

[littlegreenalien]

neopolitan ice cream - yummy

Lasagne - meat bit, pasta bit and cheese bit - yummy

Sandwich - bread, butter filling - yummy

It must be way past lunchtime, food on my mind

School - Big building, teachers, pupils