Ideas for Sea Monkey day

Today is sea monkey day. Sea monkeys are a form of Brine Shrimp - a group of crustaceans that undergo Cryptobiosis. This means their eggs will remain dormant until environmental conditions are return I.e you put them in a tank with water.

http://sea-monkey-pets.weebly.com/what-are-they.html

Having them as a pet is fairly easy and them are definitely learning activities as well as the experience itself that 

are worth doing.

Responding to stimuli science investigation

You could use them in a science experiment to sea what stimuli they respond to.

See this website for more details

Keeping a sea monkey journal

Another science based activity could be to observe the hatching of sea monkeys and create a journal.

Draw pictures

Take photographs and make up a digital story

Make 3D models

Make playdoh models

Children can design their own sea monkey out of playdoh . Maybe use pipe cleaners too.

Make a magnetic fishing game  

Cut out cardboard shapes to represent the  sea monkeys then add a paper clip.  Using. Stick with a magnet 

attached by a string make a fishing rod. You could number oralphabetise them.