Cool Questions and Activities About Water

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 3 Science:

• With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (ACSIS053)
• Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE051)

Year 4 Science:

• With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (ACSIS064)
• Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE062)

Syllabus outcomes: ST2-11LW, ST2-4WS.

Time required: 40 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Lead students in a discussion around water.

Activity sheets and for each group:

• Small tub, ice cream container or plastic library tub with water
• One drinking straw per student
• A wiping cloth
• Small plastic cups or other plastic containers
• An old towel (for wiping hands)

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