Day 1
Today children begin exploring the different surfaces and textures of ramps and how that affects the way things roll or slide.
Last week children explored ramps made from flat pieces of cardboard or wood; this week, they’ll add ramps made from tubes. Children will also experiment with the surfaces of ramps—grassy hills, sidewalks, textured rugs, smooth tiles. They’ll also take a more in-depth look at what happens when they encounter obstacles that get in the way of objects sliding or rolling.
Learning Centers15 – 30 minutes |
Today children begin exploring the different surfaces and textures of ramps and how that affects the way things roll or slide.
Today children continue to explore how the texture of a surface affects the way an object moves.
Today children focus on building ramps that make objects roll fast and far.
Today children begin exploring what happens when a ball rolls down a ramp and hits an obstacle.
Today children try a variety of experiments with obstacles.
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