Science in the Library ~ Weasels

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The second session in February was tackling the topic of weasels.

Many of the activities we did involved sorting cards of the different weasels based on habitat or food source.

One whole body activity had the kids attempting to reorient their entire body within a small space. This is something that weasels can do, but it is near impossible for us humans to not stretch out some in the process.

As weasels use sense of touch more than sight, the kids took turns trying to guess an item in a paper bag from touch alone.  Some of the items were easy to figure out while others were a challenge for the younger kids.

They also had their fingers become whisker ‘holders’ so they could then attempt to navigate a maze with their eyes closed.

Finally, they talked about webbing and changed their paper whiskers into a webbed apparatus that could knock the blocks down after a few waves.

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