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Explore Water

Teaching Strategies

Pour, Squirt, Splash!

Children will explore the movement of water—how different containers and tools make water move and flow in different ways. They’ll also observe water’s ability to take the shape of the containers it’s in.

Time: 20-30 Minutes
Let’s Get Wet!
Play with water and different containers—what do you notice?
Time: 20-30 Minutes
Splash and Drip
Experiment with water using your hands, cups, bottles, and basters.  
Time: 20-30 Minutes
Pour and Squirt
Experiment with new tools: sponges, funnels, and tubes.  
Time: 20-30 Minutes
From Here to There
Move water from one place to another with different containers and tools. 
  1. Peep and friends!
  2. National Science Foundation
  3. 9Story
  4. American Public Television
  5. TVOntario

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