In our science area we have been exploring magnet ice play. The children started their exploration thought freezing different objects in the ice. First we used plastic, glass beads, magnet tiles and screws and used the magnet wands to see which one we were able to move or pick up. The ice melted very fast and we discussed why it was melting.
”it’s melting because of the sun”
We discussed how the sun melts ice and snow because it’s hot but it’s not the sun today. The nursery is warm and our hands are warm and that is what is melting the ice.
Yesterday some of the children helped to freeze some magnet balls in some ice cubes to explore today.
“It’s freezing on my hands”
”I’m watching it drip on my hands”
Magnet ice play is a very hands-on experience! There were lots of attempts to see how many ice cubes we could pick up at the one time.
The record was 7 ice cubes
“I got 7!”
We discovered we could make them spin around very fast by waving the wand in a circular motion above the ice cube.
Some children enjoyed trying to stack the cubes to build a tower. It was a bit tricky.
We lifted the tray up onto blocks and explored the ice cubes further by waving the wands under the tray and watching the ice cubes dance around.
It’s fair to say that the children had fun exploring the ice and it was just a shame it melted so fast.
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