I had been wanting to introduce measurement and charting to my little man but wanted a way to engage him and keep it both project based and hands on. It was on a visit to the local dollar store that Chandler answered the question for me. He found a stingray and showed it to me. What he didn't realize is that it was one of the grow-in-water toys. So we spent the dollar and home we returned to discover what would happen to this little stingray as we exposed him to water.
STING RAY GROWTH PROJECT:
1 - Trace a grow in water animal.
2- Measure it with yarn.
3- Cut the yarn to the same length.
4- Measure the string
5- Document the length.
6- Put in water for 3 days
7 - Repeat process
8- Document growth.
Skill sets: Measuring, Science, Scissor skills, Glue skills, Charting, Observation
Cost: $1.00
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| Tracing the original stingray before we put it in the water. |
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| Measure and cut yard the length of the stingray. |
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| Apply glue for our yarn |
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| Glue yarn |
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| Measure the yarn and document the findings. |
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| Put the stingray into a bath or shoebox of water. Make sure it has room to grow. |
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| Three days later we traced the grown stingray, and measured the yarn again. |
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| It has grown! |
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| Every scientist must document their discoveries! |
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| Finished project! |
