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Duration: 60 minutes
What makes one object sink while another stays afloat? Young learners will explore that question through experiments, storytelling, and boatbuilding, using curiosity and hands-on discovery to connect early science concepts with buoyancy and simple engineering design.
Boat Storytime
Students will enjoy an entertaining and informative story about boats, learning about different types and how they navigate the water.
Buoyancy Exploration
Students will experiment with various materials to discover what makes objects float or sink.
Build Your Own Boat
Each student will create their own boat using a paper sail and a pool noodle, combining creativity with practical learning about buoyancy. By testing, building, and telling stories, students will strengthen observation, creativity, listening, and early problem-solving skills.
Learning Objectives
- Students will name up to two items that sink and two items that float.
- Students will demonstrate listening comprehension skills by answering up to two questions about a story.
- Students will explore engineering careers by building and testing their own sailboat.
- Uses comparative language to describe and compare objects using attributes (e.g., longer, shorter, lighter, heavier, etc.) (CD3.5h)
- Remembers and follows 2-step directions to complete simple tasks (e.g., “wash your hands then help prepare or eat a snack”) (APL3.2l)
- Asks or answers questions about what is happening in a book or story (CLLD2.2k)
- Retells 1-2 key events from a story (CLLD2.2l)
Pricing:
Payment can be made before the program, or we can invoice following your program.
- Programs at the Museum are $4.50 per student.
All adults accompanying a field trip are free. - Programs at your location are $4.50 per student.
- Virtual education programs are $125 per program.
Reservations are required for all programs and are booked on a first-come, first-served basis. Programs fill quickly in the fall and spring, so make your reservations a minimum of two weeks in advance.
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