Monday, May 4, 2009

Experiment: Soil

A scoop of soil, a clear glass jar & water.

Add the soil to the jar

Pour in the water

and Observe...

The soil will settle in layers. I offered the extension of doing a drawing of what we can see in the layers but no-one has taken me up on that yet - but the jar is still sitting on the bench so I wouldn't be surprised if they want to later.

This lesson idea was from this sample page (Plant Needs) on the New Child Montessori Curriculum website. 

I've decided that I am definitely going to buy the Guides! Having trialed them for the past little while (using the sample pages) I think that they're just so good & Gini (who created them) has been so helpful in answering my questions via email :) 

Now (to complement the Guides) I just need to place my first Montessori materials order... eeeek! It's thrilling but scary too. More to come on this topic, for sure!!  :)


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  1. kristinMay 4, 2009 at 1:32 PM

    oh! i love, love this experiment. thank you for reminding me!

    way to go on all your intentional work.

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  2. UnknownMay 4, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    Thanks Kristin :)

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  3. AnonymousMay 4, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Please post about how you like the guides. i still have not decided. I just placed my first order of Montessori products. I am very happy with them, and great customer service too! http://www.perrytechmontessori.com/ and http://www.discountmontessorimaterials.com/
    It is the same company, just 2 different lines.
    GREAT SERVICE AND PRODUCTS!!!!

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  4. UnknownMay 4, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    Hi Anonymous ;)

    Do you have a name or blog? I will *definitely* post about the guides. Thanks for the links you provided - I hadn't seen either before - I only just learning of Gonzagarredi Montessori materials a few days ago!

    I so wish I was able to purchase some high quality materials :) The prices are good at the 2nd link though. I am in Australia & it appears that Adena is the only company that does a special deal on postage so I will either probably have to go with them or I might be buying some second hand materials locally.

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  5. sarah in the woodsMay 4, 2009 at 9:34 PM

    Great experiment. Thanks for the link.

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  6. CravingForKnowledgeDecember 26, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    Hello there! Are you mostly an active online visitor or maybe you prefer being offline?

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