I put together a 'Sink or Float' activity for Lovely this week. I just grabbed an assortment of bits around the house (including some sand from the sandpit - that's what is in the white bowl) & made 2 labels: one saying 'Float' & one one saying 'Sink'.
I also drew a little picture on the back of each label & Lovely choose to work with that side showing. It was interesting to see what he choose for each category.
Filling a bowl with water.
And then came the 'control of error'! He enjoyed discovering what things did & didn't float & what was different from his expectations. This was a pretty easy & fun 'early science activity'.
I put together a 'Sink or Float' activity for Lovely this week. I just grabbed an assortment of bits around the house (including some sand from the sandpit - that's what is in the white bowl) & made 2 labels: one saying 'Float' & one one saying 'Sink'.
I also drew a little picture on the back of each label & Lovely choose to work with that side showing. It was interesting to see what he choose for each category.
Filling a bowl with water.
And then came the 'control of error'! He enjoyed discovering what things did & didn't float & what was different from his expectations. This was a pretty easy & fun 'early science activity'.
When you are ready to move on with this there are some really cool things to do.
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2. fill a bottle with equal amounts of honey, oil and water and see what sinks to each level.
3. fill a bottle with half oil, half water, put the lid on, shake like crazy and watch it settle. If you colour the water it it even cooler.
Have fun!!!!