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Goal EX.3.L.2 Understand how plants survive in their environment.

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Goal EX.3.L.2 Understand how plants survive in their environment.

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EX.3.L.2.1 Identify the structures (leaf, flower, roots and stem) of a plant and their functions.
EX.3.L.2.2 Compare basic needs of plants (e.g. air, water, light, soil, food, space) to humans.

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Goal EX.3.P.1 Understand the factors that affect motion. 

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Goal EX.3.P.1 Understand the factors that affect motion. 

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EX.3.P.1.1 Identify different ways objects move (to include falling to the ground when dropped): ex. straight, up and down, fast or slow.
EX.3.P.1.3 Compare objects (e.g., ramps and barriers) that may change the direction or speed
of things that are already in motion.

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Goal EX.3.P.2 Understand the properties of matter before and after they undergo change.

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Goal EX.3.P.2 Understand the properties of matter before and after they undergo change.

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EX.3.P.2.2 Compare properties of water to other objects (e.g. objects that can sink, float or
stay suspended in water).
EX.3.P.2.3 Identify processes (e.g. heating, cooling, cutting, smashing) that result in a
physical change.

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-Movement
-Functions of Parts
-Environment
-Interactions
-Weight
-Shapes
-Imagination

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1. How do plants grow differently in different environments?
2. What do heavy objects do in water? What do light objects do in water?
3. If you mix oil in water what will happen? What about mixing water and milk?
4. What happens when you drop a heavy object? What about a light object?
5. Can you set up an obstacle course and predict how the object would speed up or slow down going through it?

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https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/7138/open

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Garden Materials (Plant Seeds, Pots, Dirt, Water)

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Garden Materials (Plant Seeds, Pots, Dirt, Water)

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Plant seeds need different requirements to grow. When kids play with the amount of dirt, water, and seeds they put in a pot they are able to imagine how that plant will grow. Each pot would be unique and likely grow different. Once the plants are grown they will be able to experiment and observe with the plants and see what helps them grow.

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Movement (Water Bottles, Water, Feathers, Rocks, Balls)

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Movement (Water Bottles, Water, Feathers, Rocks, Balls)

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From using different sizes of objects, all with different weights and shapes, kids are able to play with how each move. They are able to drop them and roll them, and explore the properties of each. Children strengthen their ability to work as a team by all dropping the objects at the same time from the same height so they can observe the differences in speed. They can also strengthen their ability to try new things as there are so many possibilities of items to observe motion in and for kids to play with movement.

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Seeing how different objects interact in water is a fun way for kids to practice problem solving. Why doesn't the oil and water mix? If you shake it enough will they mix together? There are so many questions kids could ask and try to answer with a couple common household items that promote creative thinking and imagination.

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This is where I got the inspiration for a creative garden for kids. As you can see the kids are the ones exploring and they have their own goals and they work together and individually to accomplish them. Towards the end it mentions the kids were organizing how to sell their produce at a farmers market and I love the idea of their creativity throughout the life of the garden and even after with working together and coming up with their own ideas.

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Garden-Based Learning: Engaging Students in Their Environment

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This article shows what is needed and how it nurtures creativity to allow children to figure out how they want to plant the garden. In this article it says how to let the children decide how deep to dig the holes, how much to water, how close to put the seeds together. I fully believe this is part of the experience for the kids and a lot of how to get their creativity going and their team work encouraged. Each kid having a slightly different planting style can show how much or little difference the different styles made.

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Spring is here (!!!), and for us that means it’s time play outside and start a garden. Children learn through play, and for them “play” is “work.” So this is a great opportunity to let them “play” while learning about seeds, digging holes, packing mulch, and watering. All you need are some play cl…

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This video is demonstrated with a classroom that appears to be younger and learning about gravity. For this lesson, I am focusing more on the water bottle drop where one was heavier and the other was lighter both falling at the same speed. This activity could allow for more creativity if the kids each picked how much water/rocks/sand/etc. they wanted to add or what other objects they wanted to test. They could also add obstacles such as a fan blowing or a paper the object would hit before reaching the ground.

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Fuddlebrook School's A Case of Gravity - Fun Science For Kids

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This video shows how to make an oil and water bottle. When making this activity, I envisioned the kids not knowing that the two separate and having them make them (with assistance as needed) and be able to watch what happens for theirselves and ask questions why and let them try to think about why before a lesson about density and the properties of water. This activity would allow them to be creative with how much of each they want, what colors they want to add, and create questions and use their imagination to come up with the reasons this happens.

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This article highlights how playing with water can benefit children. The Exploration and Learning section is what I mainly focused on in this pop-up studio. When I thought about the children experiencing what happens to objects in water, I wanted them to look carefully at what differences they noticed with the size and qualities of the different objects looking through water and dry. This nurtures creativity as it encourages children to make observations and describe why they think something is happening.

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Splish, splash! Summer is the perfect time to explore, and there's nothing more fun than spending time in water. No matter if it's in the ocean, lake, creek, community pool, or tub in the backyard, playing in the water may help children grow and develop in these essential ways:

Balance and Strength Though it might look like your child is just splashing around, water play can help improve children's balance and strength. Playing in water is like playing in a brand new playground where even the simplest activities, like clapping your hands or jumping, are a whole new sensory experience. Children can experiment without worrying about falling or crashing into hard surfaces. Water also adds resistance so water play activities work as strength training. It takes more muscle strength to move arms and legs through water then it does through air.

Coordination
Swimming develops muscles and motor skills and helps improve coordination. Kicking movements engage the core, and can help children learn how to coordinate both sides of their body to move through the water. When children swim, dance, throw objects, or practice any movement in water they're developing coordination.

Communication and Social SkillsWater play allows children to explore and interact with each other. New experiences and discovering new things within shared spaces offer a great opportunity for social development. As children play, they will be excited to communicate their discoveries to everyone around them. This is a confidence booster for kids! Because water play typically occurs in a limited space with few supplies, children practice sharing with each other and working together while engaging in play. There are many opportunities for communication development and social growth during water play!

Exploration and Learning Bodies of water offer endless opportunity for physical experiments and discoveries. Children may have already investigated wood, dirt, sand, rocks, and other dry substances. But what happens when these substances are mixed, sifted, or dropped with water? Children also get the opportunity to think about concepts like water displacement and volume as they explore in a body of water. Water supports a variety of life forms like fish and frogs, so water play can lead to new biological adventures as well!

Water play can be a fun summer activity and also allow children the opportunity to practice many valuable skills. But it is important to remember to never let children play in or nearby water unsupervised. Don't allow children to play with non-CPSC approved toys, and do not trust flotation devices solely to support a child who cannot swim on his or her own.

Don't leave your child unattended, even for a second, near water - including bathtubs!

Have all caregivers become trained in CPR in case of an emergency.

If you have a pool cover, ensure it is completely removed before swimming and do not allow your child to walk or crawl on it.

Enforce rules around the pool. Children should not run near the pool or push others underwater.

Make it clear that some activities, like bike riding, should not be done near the water.

Flotation devices are not a substitute for supervision. Always stay within an arm's length from baby.

Life jackets should always be worn when riding on a boat.

The AAP says children are not typically ready for formal swim lessons before their first birthday. But remember: swimming lessons are meant to increase a child's comfort level in the water but do not replace caregiver supervision!

Check out what else to expect from your baby. Follow their milestones here!

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Water Play Benefits | Water Safety Tips | Pathways.org

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Splish, splash! Summer is the perfect time to explore, and there's nothing more fun than spending time in water. No matter if it's in the ocean, lake, creek, community pool, or tub in the backyard, playing in the water may help children grow and develop in these essential ways: Balance and Strength Though it might look like your child is just splashing around, water play can help improve children's balance and strength.

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Properties of Water (Water, Plastic Toys, Heavy and Light Objects)

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Properties of Water (Water, Plastic Toys, Heavy and Light Objects)

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Dropping in heavy things that sink and light things that float are safe ways for kids to play with water and see how things look different when they are in water compared to being dry. Water distorts things making them look bigger which is a fun way to get kids to work together to figure out why. Is it the glass cup or would a plastic cup with water also distort objects?