Watch and Discuss: Fish Museum

Quack makes a museum for fish, using objects that sink to the bottom of his pond.

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Fish Museum

Vocabulary

Introduce children to the words float and sink.

Directions

Before you watch: Talk about the words float (when an object stays on the top of the water) and sink (when it goes down to the bottom). Ask:

What do you think it means when we say float?
What about sink? Can you describe what happens when something sinks?

Tell children to notice things that sink and float in the video.

After you watch:

What happened to most of the things Quack sent down to Fish Jr.
What things didn’t sink to the bottom? Why do you think they didn’t sink?
How did Quack stop some of the things from floating back up to the surface?
What did Quack and Fish Jr. do with the balloon?

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Week 3, Day 1

Morning Circle
Indoor
15 - 20 minutes

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