Lara has been playing with water a lot recently.
She has been learning about floating and sinking, density, capacity, and water displacement, whilst also honing her fine motor skills with all the pouring!
To set up a floating and sinking experiment for your toddler, you just need to assemble a few household items, some toys and other objects that they can use, and let them experiment.
You will need:
Method:
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You will need:
- a bowl of water, preferably slightly warm
- a large towel or two
- a plastic sheet, oilskin tablecloth, or similar
- a variety of small objects and toys
- some small containers for pouring
- a willing toddler (not difficult!)
- a curious cat (optional)
Method:
- Lay sheet on floor and cover with towels
- Bring all other ingredients together
- Sit back and watch
- Comment occasionally on what is happening, but DO NOT interfere!! ;o)
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I know these float... |
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... what about these? Interestingly they stood up in some depths and floated at others. |
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The results so far |
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Misha wants to help |
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Honing fine motor skills with pouring. Unfortunately Mr PotatoHead has holes so the water came out again, another learning point. |
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Lara then decided to separate her items into two categories - those which held water, and those that didn't. |
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