Sink or Float

“If we want our children to be safe, capable, and healthy, we need to allow them the space and time to play outside everyday.”   Angela Hanscom, Balanced and Barefoot

Nature play gives young people the opportunity to recognise patterns, compare, hypothesize, test, and analyse. At Prescott Primary Northern, students were given the opportunity to determine whether items could sink or float in water. By playing with different objects, some heavy and some light, students could compare what happened with each item when placed in a body of water. From ice cubes to metal bolts, balls to pop sticks. Students had fun immersing each item in water to determine whether they would sink or float. The joy on each face was delightful to see as they tested each hypothesis.