Working theories with sand and water!

Over the last two days at kindergarten, some of the children made a plan at kotahitanga time to go outside and dig big holes in the sandpit and make bridges.
After persevering and working interdependently the children had managed to dig two or three big holes.


"Can we have some water?" Drew asked with excitement, Heather replied with interest, "Sure but the water trough is being used so how will we get the water to the sandpit?"


"With a bucket"


 "From the Hose"


The children then began to drag the hose over to each of their holes watching what happened as they filled up, some of their theories were:


"The sand melts when the water hits it" because the sand on the sides was falling off.


I then asked how much water they were going to put in the hole and they told me they wanted to fill it to the top!

"Will it fill to the top or will it run away?" The response was simple "No it will fill to the top because the water just keeps sitting on top of itself!"

After filling them all the way to the top Drew's duck had itself a new pond, these working theories have been re explored again today while making 'traps' that people fall into and can't get out of the water, later Drew's duck was found swimming in the traps.

Looks as though the pond was great because Drew's duck has found many friends!