Ice Age Foam Printing
October 30, 2009We learned about the ice age and the mammals that lived in the area that is now Utah during the pleistocene epoch (the last ice age). We got some great information online and enjoyed learning about the Hagerman horses near Hagerman, Idaho, and the Huntington mammoth found near Huntington, Utah. The website for the Rancho LeBrea Tar Pits had outstanding ice age information.
Each student chose an ice age mammal picture and traced it onto styrofoam to make a plate for printing. Then we rolled paint onto the plate and pressed paper onto it. The parts that were smashed didn’t touch the paper, so the paint didn’t mark it there. It was a fun project. The animals we had to choose from were the mammoth, mastodon, horse, short-faced bear, ice age camel, giant sloth, and the sabertooth cat. Here are some samples:
