by boot | Mar 10, 2025
What you need: empty bottle balloon bowl of hot water How to: Notice that there is only air in the bottle. Now put the balloon on top of the bottle. Set the bottle in a bowl of hot water. What happens to the balloon? Why? Extend this: For older students, talk about...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
When have you enjoyed feeling the wind? (A cool breeze on a hot day, flying a kite, when it keeps the mosquitoes away…) When have you been afraid or frustrated by the wind? (When it blows smoke from a campfire in your eyes, when there’s a storm, when it blows the...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
While we can’t see the wind, we can see what it does. Observe the wind for several days. What are some things that we can see the wind do? (Move the branches of the trees, makes waves on a lake, chase clouds across the sky…)
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
What you need: light source (lamp) cardboard/construction paper pencil scissors glue/tape sticks (straws, unsharpened pencils, dowelling, or wooden skewers) a light-coloured wall to project onto cat templates from Appendix B How to: Trace the shapes of the cats from...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
What you need: a sunny day sidewalk chalk a safe paved street, sidewalk, driveway or parking lot How to: Working in pairs, have one person stand with their back to the sun so that they cast a shadow while the other person draws with the sidewalk chalk around the...
