Am I Brave???? You bet!!! I LOVE bringing a small plastic baby pool into my classroom for the "Water Transportation" segment of my four week long transportation unit. I leave it in the room for my students to enjoy floating boats they create that week during their open center times! I just make sure I have lots of towels on hand and clear "Do's and Don't." The activity consists of building a 6 to 10 inch boat out of "whatever floats your boat!" I explain the activity to parents in my newsletter a few weeks prior to the activity and ask them to collect junk materials that might help us build boats. Parents love to volunteer to help with the building day. I keep a few tubs of water handy for the students to test their boats during construction. This activity can also be used as an at home project to be brought in for sharing (show and tell).
Each student has the opportunity to tell about his/her boat upon completion. Some guiding questions I like to ask are as follows:
What materials did you use to make your boat?
What type of boat is it?
How many inches long its it? (I hand them a ruler when I ask this question!)
Will it float? Show us. (They take it to the baby pool for the big launch!!
See this unforgettable exciting teaching/learning experience in action below!!
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