Less Water More Future - Project Blog

  SCIENCE The children were divided into three groups. The first group was given soil from the school garden, the second sand, and the third stones. Each group placed its material on a plastic plate. Then, the children filled a glass with the same amount of water and, before pouring it, made predictions about which material would absorb it the fastest. After pouring the water, they observed that the soil absorbed all of it, the sand absorbed less, while the stones did not absorb any water at all. Finally, they concluded that plants can grow in soil. ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY "THE RAIN BARREL" The children built a simple rainwater collection system. First, they drew a house roof on red paper and glued it onto a house model. Then, they painted paper towel rolls gray to use them as gutters, and used a cut plastic bottle to create the barrel. Using a watering can, the children poured water onto the roof and observed how it flowed through the gutters and was collected in the ba...

 Efi Chatzilia, Kindergarten Armenochori, Greece March activities: 1 Science: "Where Does Water Go?" Children observe how water contains different substances than soil, sand, and rocks. 2 Engineering and Technology: Children build a simple rainwater harvesting system. 3 Mathematics: "Counting the Drops" 4 Science: "The Thirsty Plant" The children plant wheat seeds in two cups. They water one regularly, while leaving the other without water. Observing the development, they find that only the watered seed sprouts, and thus they conclude: "Without water, nothing can grow." 5 Science and Art: Children pour colored water on the roots of a painted tree.  They observe how the color spreads. Plants "drink" water from their roots 6 Digital games