Unit One Introduction to Marine Invertebrates - the National Sea ...

.. Activity 2
Making an Undersea World
Background:
Children invariably are fascinated
by the undersea world. By decorating
your classroom, students
will have a chance to use their
imaginations and artistic skills,
while learning more about the sea
and its inhabitants.
Materials:
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masking tape
plastic sponge
coarse sandpaper
crayons
paper
clothes iron
red finger paint
black marker
newsprint
dried sea star
sand
glue
construction paper
scissors
yarn or string
paper bags
paintbrush
powdered tempera paint
Procedure:
1. Invite a diver or marine
biologist to demonstrate his or
her equipment and show
underwater slides.
2. Ask the students about their
own ocean adventures. Have
them make construction paper
cutouts of the animals and
label with names based on
their own : Susannah Sea
Squirt, Joe Jellyfish, Annie
Anemone, Kathy Clam.
Attach yarn or string, and
hang the cutouts decoratively
. The nicknames can be
used later on field trip name
tags.
3. Select a variety of art activities
that will turn your
classroom and hallways into
an undersea world : hang
colored tissue paper beneath
fluorescent lights to act as a
filter; hang art projects and
seaweed streamers from the
ceiling; make murals; ask
students to bring sea treasures
from home such as
nets, floats, shells and
driftwood. Additionally, you
can :
a. Make paper waves from
construction paper and
tape to window shades.
Tape sea birds, boats
and planes above the
waves, and sea animals
below them. When the
shades are drawn, it’s
low tide ! (Suggested by
the teachers at Badger
Road Elementary, Fairbanks.
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