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 Eggcase and Shark Activities |
Customise your Eggcase Hunt with some of the ideas below... |
 Eggcase models
Monster paper-maché eggcases, cunningly devised so that toy sharks/rays can be stored inside and pulled out.
How big are sharks? Long length of rope with the average lengths of several species of shark (e.g. from the 0.5m Cookie Cutter, 3m Common Skate to the 15m Whale Shark) marked with tags along its length. Each tag specifies the name of the shark, and one or two facts. A great illustration of just how small and big sharks can be.
This can then be used for:
Shark races: Run the length of two Whale Sharks and a Great White! (That’s 40m).
Make your own strandline
Can't get to the beach? Why not bring the beach to you? Create your own strandline in the comfort of your own school/living room/carpark.
Make your own Portable Strandline (pdf)
Shark Art and Poems
A chance for kids to write what they think about sharks.
Displays
Once you have recorded the eggcases, display them! – peg them along a washing line; place them in a small, clear tank of water; or arrange them in a display cabinet. This is a great way to show the public what they are actually looking for.
Skate kites
Not made of real skates of course, but cut out their kite-shape in paper or a plastic bag, attach to a frame of two sticks tied together in a cross, and tie on a long length of string. Let the wind do the rest.
Skate mats
Life-sized floor mats/cut-outs in the shape of different species of skate, including the 3m wide Common Skate. Each printed with facts and figures relevant to each species. Can be used as stepping-stones, or for quiz games with the smallest skate, Starry Skate, as the starting point and the largest, Common Skate, as the goal.
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