1 Push the boat out
ADULT-LED
Challenge the children to make a boat that will transport a small-world person from one side of the water tray to the other.
Planned learning intentions
To test materials and select appropriate materials
To look at how boats move through the water
To use their imagination to create a design
Adult:child ratio 1:4
Resources
Large water tray (placed inside or out); a range of materials for making boats such as pieces of fabric, card, paper, balsa wood, plywood, cork, plastic tubs and lids, sponge, flat stones, pumice stone, metal lids, wooden 'lolly' sticks; masking tape, waterproof tape and glue; string and scissors; small-world person.
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