LEARN THROUGH ACTIVE EXPLORATION AND
INTERACTION WITH MATERIALS
FLOATING AND SINKING
Children love playing with water, so activities involving water are always enjoyble
This activity has been designed to introduce kids to the concept
that some things float and some things sink.
Kids brought wide variety of materials, some that sink and some
that float in water (eg:-wood, plastic spoons, toys, stones, coins, leaves,
pencils and many more)
STEPS FOR ACTIVITY
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Arrange 2 water
bowls
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Place objects one at a time in water and
observe it
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Talk about
what happens to the object
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Encourage the children to discuss what they think
makes something sink or float.
· Sort the objects into 2 sets, those that float and
those that sink
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Display two sets of objects the in the classroom
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Kids can collect pictures of objects
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They also can do simple drawings for the results, as
sinking things and floating things