Watch and Discuss: Building Dams I

Watch children build dams and stop the flow of the water.

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Materials

Building Dams I (video)

Key Science Concepts

You can stop the follow of water by building dams.

Directions

Before you watch: Tell children that they’ll watch a video in which children make a dam.

After you watch: Ask:

Did the way the girls built their dams remind you of what you did yesterday? What did you do that was similar? What did you do that was different?
What problems did the girls run into when they built their dams? How did they solve their problem?
What did they use to block the crack in the bricks? Did it work?

Optional: Show the video a second time. Ask children what else they notice this time around.

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Week 2, Day 5

Morning Circle
Indoor
10 - 15 minutes

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