The activity I chose is ‘Alien Slime’. I think the Infants would have great fun getting involved in this.
Beginning- I would bring all the children around one large table in the class while I made the slime with my hands from Corn flour. I would then let the children feel the texture of the slime. We will question why the cornflour now appears in this shape.
Middle- I will then talk about liquids and show the children how the liquid takes the shape of the container it is in. I will now divide the class into groups and some children will be at the slime station making slime Aliens while the the other group will be at the liquids pouring water between various containers. All the time I will be circulating and asking probing questions ie. Why do some containers appear to have more liquid than others?
Conclusion- We will engage in Balloon animals. Our main focus will be on how gas can be moved and contained. We will compare how liquids and gases fill their containers.