Play Topic Suggestions
Light Lab – Manipulate light, colors of light (spectrum), transparent, translucent, opaque, color theory, vision, reflection, refraction, difraction, forms of energy; light & sound.
Wind Tunnel – Wind energy, measuring distance/projectile, weather, currents, flight, inventors, force and motion.
Loose Parts; Imagination Playground, Dinosaur Bones, ramps & balls, Nudel Kart- Structure, engineering, categorizing, gravity, force and motion, energy, compare and contrast materials’ weight, form, properties of matter, energy, measuring, dramatic play and storytelling.
Tallest Tower and Engineering Challenges- Build, measure, record and experiment with playful engineering challenges
I am an Engineer Cards- What makes an engineer and who gets to decide? Funded in part by the IF/THEN initiative and the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC).
Standards
Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social-Emotional, Language Development, Physical Development, Social Studies, Creative Arts, Technology
ELA/Literacy –
1W6 Develop questions and participate in shared research and explorations to answer questions and to build knowledge. (1-PS4-1), (1-PS4-2), (1-PS4-3)
1SL1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse peers and adults (e.g., in small and large groups and during play.) (1-PS4-1), (1-PS4-2), (1-PS4-3)
1W7 Recall and represent information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer questions. (1-LS3-1)
Mathematics & Science –
NY-1.MD.1 Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object. (1-PS4-4)
NY-1.MD.2 Measure the length of an object using the same-size “length units” placed end to end with no gaps or overlaps. Express the length of an object as a whole number of “length units”. (1-PS4-4)
1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1 Patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
