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Hi Sandra, I love your ideas and know that my class next year would really enjoy this activity. I especially like how you linked it with other curricular areas. Thanks so much for sharing.
An inquiry-based activity that I will use in my class will be based on exploring objects that sink or float.
Subject: Science
Strand: Energy and Forces
Strand Unit: Forces
Curriculum objective: The children will investigate floating and sinking with a range of objects and materials.
Skills development: questioning, predicting, observing, investigating and experimenting, estimating , analysing: sorting and classifying and recording and communicating.
I will engage the children by using a prompt such as a video or story to stimulate discussion. To spark wonder I would pose a problem and ask for their assistance in solving the problem. We would explore and consider the various options.
We would then move on to the investigation part. I would present them with a problem to investigate. In this case- what objects float and what objects sink. The children would make their predictions and provide reasons for their choices. They would then conduct the investigation using a range of objects such as a coin, a plastic toy and a lollipop stick.
We would then go through their findings and apply their learning to a new scenario, make connections with the world around them and thoughtful actions based on their own environments.
To conclude I would reflect on the lesson- what went well, would I do anything different the next time. I would also give the children time to reflect on their learning too.
