A student in Ms. Sloup's third grade class at  Lost Creek Elementary bends material for other group members to evaluate it's waterproof ability.

Keeping the furry members of the families dry in the rain is a challenge.

Creating the umbrella is even more so. But that's the exact challenge third graders in Ms. Sloup's class took on this month.

Students test which materials are waterproof so that they can design a pet umbrella in science. The class used measurements and recorded keeping to determine which would work best.