Prehistoric Sea Monsters

Emma received a present from her older sister Morgan, it was a kit to grow your own prehistoric sea monsters!  The sea monsters are actually Triops.  I had my doubts on our success.  I thought ok, maybe some will hatch, but I figured they would stay super tiny and then die.  I was wrong…

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Smithsonian Prehistoric Sea Monsters Hatch and Grow Complete Triop Kit Environmental Science

Right now we have one huge Triop, he or she ate all of the others. Actually, I think they may be hermaphrodites.  We need to do a lapbook on them.

Sea Monster! #triop

A photo posted by @girlonfire180 on Jan 5, 2016 at 6:49pm PST

It ate and it ate and it grew like crazy!

Looks like an alien #triop

A video posted by @girlonfire180 on Jan 5, 2016 at 6:58pm PST

This is a great educational project. Triops are a 220 million-year-old species! They hatch and grow to more than 20 times their original size.  It’s been really easy to take care of so far.  We do keep a light on over its tank, just a normal desk lamp.  I’ve added some water as it evaporates, but if it keeps growing I’m going to have to get it a new home to swim in!

The Smithsonian Prehistoric Sea Monsters would make a great gift!

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Brandy is the wife to a carpenter/musician and the mother of 3 amazingly awesome homeschool/unschooled girls. Brandy is a Photographer as well as a Coach for the Weebellion as part of Rolling Rebellion Jr. Roller Derby. Brandy is passionate about many things and suffers from a very painful and degenerative neurological disease called CRPS/RSD.

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