Materials List:
Biomimicry Project:
Do Ptarmigans Have Snowshoes?
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_ptarmigan_activity1
Do Ptarmigans Have Snowshoes?
Each group needs:
- 4 craft sticks
- craft feathers, enough to cover the craft sticks of one model foot
- protractor
- 1 sheet blank paper
- hot glue (use with adult supervision)
To share with the entire class:
- plastic tub, approximately 12 x 8 x 4 inches in size
- dried beans, enough to fill at least ont-third of the plastic tub; small white beans work well, but any kind of dried bean is acceptable
- bathroom scale; analog scales works best