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I will be teaching Senior infants in September and one of our aistear topics is now Space so I love teaching children about this topic.
I will use the story of frozen to start the lesson and as a stimulus to engage the class.
Investigate materials- What is the quickest way to melt ice
Problem to solve: Elsa has frozen all of Arendelle. Can Olaf survive in summer
Introduction
The children will brainstorm what they know about ice.
They will discuss the different between hot and cold things/ climates
Development
We will complete Magic Olaf melting ice cube experiments. The children will be asked to predict which Olaf ice cube will melt first. We will have the Olaf ice cubes in different situations 1. warm water 2. wrapped in different materials.
The children will watch and observe what melts first.
Photo story
Children create photo stories of Olafs life in summer.