Last week, as part of their science lesson, P1a were exploring whether objects float or sink in water.
After a discussion about what boats are made of and why they float, the children decided to investigate this themselves by making their own wooden rafts.
We collected as many twigs and sticks as we could find in our playground, and took them back to the classroom. With our twigs and a ball of string we were able to construct some rafts that we could try out in some water.
The rafts floated very well and were able hold a lot of weight before they sank to the bottom of the tub.
