STEGOSARUS DIG KIT

In this quick and inexpensive tutorial, we are going to show you how to make a Stegosaurs Dig Kit. These excavations are super easy to make and are a great teaching resource to include in your next lesson or discussion about dinosaurs, fossils, paleontology, and more.

 

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Materials:

Sand

Plaster of Paris

Water

Mixing Bowl

Wooden spoon

Measuring cups

Popsicle sticks – Popsicle sticks are inexpensive, readily available, and make great excavation tools.

Safety goggles or glasses – You we need to provide or borrow a set for each student.

Optional – Brushes and magnifying glasses.

Plastic Stegosaurs toy - You can find these in dinosaur toy assortments or purchase them individually online. 

Any small container that will fit your Stegosaurs toy and allow room for the plaster mixture will work. I love rummaging through recycle bins for fun and unique containers I can use for excavations. For this tutorial I will use a plastic soup take out container. This container is roughly pint sized, round, and will hold the small Stegosaurs toys I will be using for my dig kit. 

 

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Directions:

 

  1. Rinse out the take out container and remove the lid. 
  2. Place the Stegosaurs toy in the container.
  3. Mix 1 cups sand with 1/3 cup Plaster of Paris.
  4. Add 1/3 cup of water and mix until you have a pancake batter consistency.
  5. Pour the mixture over the Stegosaurs toy. The toy may try to float. Simply wait about five minutes and push the toy back below the surface of the excavation.
  6. Make more mixture if needed until you are able to fill the container and cover the toy. 
  7. Place the Stegosaurs Dig Kit in front of a fan overnight until it is completely dry. 
  8. Distribute the excavation, excavation tools, and safety goggles to your Excavating Adventurer and have fun watching them dig in and discover the fun Stegosaurs toy you have hidden inside.

 

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