{"id":29092,"date":"2020-04-22T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T13:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/HecklegirthNursery\/?p=29092"},"modified":"2020-04-22T13:47:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T13:47:29","slug":"floating-and-sinking-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/HecklegirthNursery\/2020\/04\/22\/floating-and-sinking-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Floating And Sinking"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We would like to share an activity to try at home which involves the fun of water play alongside some science learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Collect a selection of toys and other suitable objects which will not be damaged by being put in water. Put some water in a basin, a bucket or a sink.
\n\u2022 Encourage your child initially to make predictions about whether the objects will float or sink then get them to test their theories.
\n\u2022 Discuss where the toys sit in the water – are at the top or the bottom of the basin? Discuss with them why they think the objects floated or sunk.
\n\u2022 Use the terms ‘float’ and sink’ to help the children use the correct vocabulary.
\n\u2022 Fruit like apples and oranges can give surprising results. If you have an orange, try testing it with the peel on then peel it and try it again.
\n\u2022 The children can then sort the objects into a group that floats and a group that sinks. Help them to count how many are in each group and discuss which group has more.<\/p>\n

We hope that you can have fun with a little floating and sinking. We would love to hear how you get on with this activity.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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