Child Development 143: Math and Science for Young Children

Curriculum Plan
Topic/Title of Lesson: Will it sink or foat? Focused Domain: Fine
motor
Goal: For children to learn to make and test predictions about
sinking and foating.
b!ecti"e: To ha"e the children place their ob!ects into the
#ater and determine #hether it sinks or foat$ and for me to
record #hat the% obser"e.
&rocedure: To set a large tub of #ater into a #ater table$ ha"e
the children gather around$ then gi"e each child a di'erent
ob!ect to place into the #ater. ( #ill ha"e obser"ation sheets
for each child to tell their predictions.
)d"anced &reparation: ) book b% &amela )llen called *Who
sank the boat+?
Water table #ith #ater alread% in it$ set aside the ob!ects
used. ,alls$ blocks Legos$ pen$ and penn%
List -aterials: Water table$ #ater$ book$ record sheet$ ball$
pen$ penn%$ and multiple ob!ects something metal$ #ood.
Future &lans: To ha"e the children graduall% add bigger
ob!ects to obser"e and discuss similarities and di'erence in
the material characteristics of ob!ects that the% think sink and
foat.
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