Early Childhood - Connecticut State Department of Education
Early Childhood - Connecticut State Department of Education
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Science Chapter 7<br />
Project/Thematic Approach<br />
Earth/Space: Water<br />
Ask questions about and comment on observations and experimentations.<br />
Make and verify predictions about what will occur.<br />
Use language that shows understanding <strong>of</strong> scientific principles to explain why things happen.<br />
Performance<br />
Indicators<br />
Concepts/Content Water has weight, helps things to float, clings to other materials, moves into other materials, and can evaporate,<br />
melt, boil and freeze.<br />
Experiences Children will experiment at the water table with containers and water.<br />
Children will engage in discussion at meetings about the various forms <strong>of</strong> water, i.e., ice and steam.<br />
Children will become aware <strong>of</strong> and discuss the properties <strong>of</strong> water in the class environment and at home.<br />
Context, Environment Water table, outdoors, investigation center.<br />
Teacher Strategies Co-construct with experiments<br />
If you have a full container <strong>of</strong> water and put it in the freezer what will happen?<br />
Does it take up the same amount <strong>of</strong> space in the container?<br />
Do you think we could make some vehicles that could move on the water?<br />
What do you think we will need?<br />
How will these vehicles move? Stay afloat?<br />
Facilitate with questions<br />
What happens to water when we touch it or add materials to it?<br />
Is water heavy? How can we find out?<br />
What happened to this tray <strong>of</strong> ice?<br />
What happened to this dish <strong>of</strong> water from yesterday? How do you know?<br />
When you paint on boards with water what happens?<br />
What will happen if this cloth, this paper, gets water on it? Where does the water go?<br />
How many drops <strong>of</strong> water can you put on the stick? On the penny?<br />
What happens when it is full?<br />
Where did the water go in the sand table? Where does the water go on the playground after it rains?<br />
What do drops <strong>of</strong> water do on waxed paper?<br />
103<br />
Food coloring, paint brushes, salt, various-sized containers, assorted objects, cloth, sponges, cooking oil, thermos,<br />
sand, sawdust, flour, seeds, soap, salt, cornstarch, liquid soap, cotton, measuring cups, plastic eyedroppers, waxed<br />
paper.<br />
Materials/Changes<br />
to Environment
Change language