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Description

Water Wonderworld (STEAM)

Outcomes:
1. Exploration and Observation
2. Critical thinking and Scientific Method – working toward hypotheses
3. Problem solving

Resources

- Basics: water, a transparent narrow glass or jar, a shallow bowl or basin, a spoon
- Card and scissors
- A handful of coins, a small square of aluminium foil (10 cm square, 4 in square)
- For added thrills: ground pepper, salt, washing up liquid and cornstarch
Optional: a couple of cotton swabs, ice cubes, and if you have one, an eyedropper

Instructions

Introduction / Icebreakers
Emphasis on electronics and water activity on different surfaces: table and floor, table and chair, reinforcing that water must never approach electronics!

Activity 1
Activities Exploring Surface Tension
A sequence of small activities exploring the properties of water
Predictions on what will happen and why

Activity 2
A Deeper Dive into Density
Using the steps an engineer would take: explore, create, improve and share
Building a better boat
Exploring density

Activity 3
Playing with Oobleck – properties of a non-Newtonian fluid

Debrief/Discussion
As we go, creating hypotheses, why? Why not? Conclusions
Connecting to more advanced scientific approaches

Acknowledgement/Source
Using the theory outlined in these three elements of the GGC program
Break the Tension
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SqHTolckQM2w3zEP4FmFZUFBYuRvRugv/view?usp=sharing
Dive into Density
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TtNa4MqCy9Is3EqqgzlnlZtncu1hN_Bg/view?usp=sharing
Edible Oobleck (will not use edible variety but can provide the recipe)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j6Kljg8ztOZnGUYqRILpMPUGzS2SQNUn/view?usp=sharing

Tags

• COVID 19
• critical thinking
• Problem solving
• scientific method
• Social distanced activity
• Steam
• Water activities
• Zoom

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