Pop-up Barnacle
Purpose of activity: To learn about a common but often overlooked member of the ocean community: the barnacle. These creatures are downright fascinating. (Also, this activity provides good practice for following instructions, and cutting and gluing skills.)
Description of activity: The barnacle pops up when you open the page and its tentacles come out. When you close the page, the tentacles retract into the shell. This simulates the behavior of a real barnacle.
Target age group: Ages 8-12
Time needed: 30-40 minutes (it depends on how much coloring they do)
Materials you will need: Copies of the pattern pages on white card stock, colored pencils or crayons (I always recommend Berol Prismacolor pencils), scissors, white glue (regular white glue, not white "school glue")
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