Puddles Galore!

 

Hey Science Friends,

It has been a wet week that is for sure! By Friday we were all sick of the rain and being indoors all day! Considering we were knee deep in our pond/frog investigations the abundant rain gave us a good excuse to investigate another water sample...puddle water. Puddle water is indeed a natural source of water and it sure was different from our other water samples! We discovered that our puddle water was very cloudy and it had tiny white moving things in it!

 

 

Since this was not a planned investigation and inspired from the rain we had all week we had a little extra time inside to investigate this water. We used the recording sheet above and I used white out to cover over the words so the children could label it themselves. Grab your copy of this freebie and more by clicking the image above. Set this investigation aside for that next rainy day!

 

 

 

Grab this book, the recording page and investigation tools and you are well on your way to investigating a natural source of water!

 

 

And we are busy collecting items to add to our water table for some great rainy day fun. These are our favorites by far...

 

 

Have fun investigating!



Science Book Picks!

Hello Science Friends,

We are still having some penguin fun in the lab and we will post those pictures soon! I wanted to post the book picks for Earth materials because for many of us this unit is coming up and for so many teachers resources in this area of Science is very limited. I saw the book Dirt: The Scoop on Soil earlier this year and ordered it so I could decide if it was a good fit for our objectives and age appropriate. I got the book and really liked it. I think it is a good match for learning about Earth materials and I like the way it shows some simple investigations. I like how it addresses the Science of soil in an appropriate format that even young children can understand. Because I think the soil book is such a good fit for our needs, I have decided to order the rock and water book too. If you have read these books drop me a line and tell me what you think!