Create a Safe Pathway for Turtles

This is hands-on activity uses basic classroom art supplies and recycled materials from around the school and home. The “picnic” section within a grocery store has many good items to use.

Each group needs:

• device connected to the Internet for research
• 2 sheets of plain white printer paper for drawing turtle models
• 30.5 cm x 13 cm (12’’ x 5’’) road cut from black construction paper
• Create a Safe Pathway for Turtles Design Sheet (PDF)

For the class to share:

• colored pencils, crayons, markers
• tape, glue
• rulers, protractors
• bridge building’ materials:
• • recycled materials
  • • cardboard (cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, small boxes, etc.)
    • glass jars
    • plastic bowls, containers
    • clothes hangers
  • classroom art supplies
  • • colored pencils, crayons, markers
    • tape, glue
    • rulers, protractors
    • plastic cups
    • paper plates