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Sensory Sorting! Materials Exploration

In this activity, children can observe and classify household items to predict which will sink or float!

Learning Objectives:

  • STEM Process Skills: observe, classify, predict, compare, measure

  • Developmental Skills: working memory, mental flexibility

  • Science Content: build basic knowledge about object properties

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Sink and Float Adventure!
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Sink and Float Adventure!
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In this activity, children can predict and test which household items will sink or float in water.

STEM Process Skills: observe, classify, hypothesize, communicate

Developmental Skills: inhibitory control, working memory, fine motor control

Science Content: build basic knowledge about how an object’s properties affects how it behaves in water

Cargo Carry
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Cargo Carry
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In this activity, children can build two boat designs and test how much weight they can carry before sinking.

STEM Process Skills: observe, hypothesize, measure, compare, analyze

Engineering Design Process: plan, create, test, improve

Developmental Skills: inhibitory control, working memory, fine motor control

Science Content: explore surface area in relation to buoyancy