Explore animal adaptations, while playing a prank on your class! All you need is an envelope, one paperclip, and a rubber band. When someone opens the envelope, they jump back because the sound of a rattlesnake projects from inside!
Click here for a video tutorial (easy construction: 3 materials)
Check out the prank in action here! (Instructions with metal washer or button)
Instructions here using 2 clips
Instructions with soda cap
After you scare everyone, ask kids, "Why do rattlesnakes have a special tail?"

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Friday, March 29, 2013
Rattlesnake Eggs!
Labels:
adaptations,
animals,
april fools,
reptiles,
sound effects
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Cotton Ball Rocks?!
They start out soft and fluffy and end up hard like a rock! Count, sort, stack them; kids will have a blast with cotton ball rocks! They can create a rocky dinosaur land with them. Also, they can have super heroes throw them with their super strength and power! Visit Delight in the Days for the baked cotton ball recipe!
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Labels:
5 senses,
april fools,
sensorial,
sensory
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