ECD 133 Preschool SCIENCE Learning Plan Format Name: Marissa Croken

Activity Name: Absorb/Not absorb Age of Child: 3/4 Year

Old

Setting: individual

Developmental Focus: cognitive, fine motor, language

Key Content Focus: Science

Key Content Area Concepts: Physical Science

Key Content Area Skills:

 Observing
 Comparing and contrasting
 Classifying

Learning Outcomes:
 The child will learn the difference between absorb and not absorbing
 The child will use skills of comparing and contrasting

The child will . .

 The child will place droplets on each object
 The child will predict if the object will absorb the water or not absorb the
water

Learning standards:
CD-11h- with guidance and support, use simple tools to investigate objects and
material’s

CD-11m- Describe and predict changes that take place when mixing and
manipulating materials

Materials to collect/prepare:
 Water
 Towel (to place down and catch water)
 Sponge, foil, plastic, paper towel, wash cloth, paper

Transition/warm up/introduction
Adult-guided Procedures:
After the transition/warm up/introduction, the adult will…
1. Define/ask child what absorb means
2. Have child guess which objects will absorb and which will not
3. Explain to child that lighter objects are more likely to stay on the surface of
the water and heavier objects are more likely to sink to the bottom of the
water
4. Have child sort the objects that absorbed and the that’s didn’t. Ask child
why they think that happened.

Child-guided Procedures:
1. First the child will predict which objects will absorb/not absorb
2. Next the picks up dropper fills it with water and puts 3 drops on the object
3. Then the child will notice and talk about whether the absorbed or did not.
4. have the child sort the absorbed objects from the ones that didn’t absorb
5. Finally the child will analyze the activity comparing what they thought
would absorb and what didn’t.

Conversation to Support Learning/Talking with Children:

 What does absorb mean?
 What does it mean to not absorb?
 Which objects do you think will absorb?
 Which objects do you think will absorb?
 Tell me about why you think the object absorbed or didn’t.

Accommodations for individuals:

Scaffolding down: Prompting (as needed) naming the object that will absorb

Scaffolding up: Use objects child is not familiar with such as metals, wood

Resources:

S. (2017, December 06). Absorption Science Water Experiment and STEM for Kids.
Retrieved from https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/absorption-science-water-experiment-
kids/

Absorb & Repel. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/activities/absorb-repel/