Rockhopper Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 My dd is about to turn 7. She has, since she was 3, been very, very interested in (okay, obsessed, really) the dolphin Winter. She spends a great deal of time paper crafting various iterations of Winter, then constructing different "tails" and trying them out. She tries different designs, different "socks" (newspaper bags, ziplocs, etc), different stabilizing structures (straws, toothpicks, popsicle sticks) seeing which ones work best (i.e. which one Winter likes best, which one allows her to swim the fastest, etc.). I primarily think of this as a dolphin interest, but it recently occurred to me that there's a lot of engineering/design experimenting going on too. Are there any good kits/sets that would build on this interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) "Awesome Ocean Science" by Littlefield is a great book about the science of the ocean, including fresh vs. salt water characteristics, sea life, etc. There are experiments in it that she might enjoy, and they mostly use stuff you would probably have at home. Also, if you can manage it, the Seymour Center in Santa Cruz, CA has wonderful summer camps for kids 7 and up, focusing on marine biology but especially on marine mammals. Might be worth a vacation next summer! Edited July 26, 2017 by Carol in Cal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Oh, I think she'd love that book. I just put it in my cart. Thank you! Her Christmas present last year was a dolphin encounter/swim. It was a huge hit and I do think she'd love a camp when she's a bit older. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 A Winter plush stuffie with removable tail: It comes with a removable tail, so she can try out the tails she makes: https://www.amazon.com/The-Clearwater-Marine-Aquarium-Removable/dp/B00HS5J2TU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501113630&sr=8-1&keywords=winter+stuffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Maybe some home resin/make your own cast kit? Or even one of those handprint things to see how a cast is made, then the material is poured inside to give a carbon copy? She needs a home biomechanical engineering kit or something! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 A Winter plush stuffie with removable tail: It comes with a removable tail, so she can try out the tails she makes: https://www.amazon.com/The-Clearwater-Marine-Aquarium-Removable/dp/B00HS5J2TU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501113630&sr=8-1&keywords=winter+stuffed Oh my goodness! How have I not seen this before?! In the cart! :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Maybe some home resin/make your own cast kit? Or even one of those handprint things to see how a cast is made, then the material is poured inside to give a carbon copy? She needs a home biomechanical engineering kit or something! :) Oh, that's a good idea too -- I bet she'd like seeing how to mold something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Any building/engineering ideas? Especially that would involve animals somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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