Centre: Sink or Float
Two containers filled with water, one is diluted
with salt until it no longer dissolves and the other
is filled with normal water. Available to the
students will be objects to see if they float or sink
in either or both containers.
https://www.quora.com/What-causes-eggs-to-sink-or-float
Centre: Wet and Dry Sand
Two containers, one filled
with dry sand and the other
filled with wet sand. Available
to the students will be cups
and beach toys to see if they
can make the same sand castle
in each of the sand types.
https://creativemarket.com/chrischoff/551537-Wet-Sand-
A-%28Tileable%29
https://www.monebrosdiy.co.uk/Kiln-Dry-Sand
Explicit / Intentional Teaching: Centre: Ocean in a Bottle
Mat session/Introduction: In a plastic bottle place sand in the bottom, ¼ of
Begin with focus questions for the children: the way. Place in shells and rocks which will sit on
- Has anyone ever been to the beach? top of the sand. Pour in the blue coloured water.
- What did you see at the beach? Put the lid on tight. Get the students to explain
- What did you do at the beach? the layers of the ocean that they can see in their
Introduce the book then begin reading How Deep bottle
is the Sea? By Anna Milbourne.
- Question the students on how deep do
they think the sea is?
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/41939840250482679/?lp=true
- Discuss with the students the importance
of the sea and who lives in the sea.
Introduce the main centre sink and float to all the
students. Ask the students if they think it will sink
or float, then ask why they think it will sink or
float.
Conclusion:
Play the song Under the Sea from Little Mermaid
Centre: Sand Play Dough
Begin with making the sand play dough. Required
to stop the students from playing, pack up and
bring themselves to the mat. ingredients include salt, flour, sand, cream of
tartar, boiling water and vegetable oil. Once
Focus back onto the two main learning centres.
kneaded and combined together provide a ball of
Ask students what they could make with wet sand
sand play dough to each student. Also provided at
and what they could make with dry sand.
the table will be rolling pins and cutters to use
Ask the students what materials floated and sunk.
with the play dough to
make different shapes.
To decorate students
will be given mini shells
and little rocks.
https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/05/26/sand-play-dough-with-loose-parts/
 Centre: Waves in a Bottle
In a clear plastic bottle the students will fill it with
half oil and half blue water. Put the lid on the
bottle tight. Tip the bottle side to side to create
waves within the bottle. The water and oil should
stay separated.
Objective/s:
- Experiment with salt and normal water
- Identify the difference between wet and
dry sand
Centre: Seashell crystals
Pour boiling water into a jar and stir salt into
the water until the salt no longer dissolves.
Places 1-3 sea shells into the jar and observe
the jars to watch salt crystals form.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/judyjowers/5858919745

https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/crystal-seashells-borax-crystal-growing-science-
experiment/

Assessment & Recording: (What are we assessing? How are we assessing? How are we recording?)
- Students ability to identity salty and normal water
- Students ability to see the difference in wet and dry sand
- Teacher observation
- Checklist of objectives

Highlight one or two outcomes specifically connected to your objective/s.

Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners