Movement of Water!

Sensory table activities encourage the construction of physical knowledge with regard to both liquid and dry materials. The sensory table provides an ideal area for active experimentation since it is designed to contain a substantial volume of either liquid or dry substances. Children can experiment with how these materials react when used with simple machines, which can also be incorporated into the sensory table. For example, a funnel is a type of inclined plane, while an eggbeater employs a wheel and axle. Children can also explore the movement and containment of liquid and dry materials, buoyancy, absorption, and measurement through carefully planned sensory table activities.

Last week the Tel Aviv All Stars had a great time playing/experimenting in the sensory table, with clear plastic tubing, funnels and colored soapy water. Sam called me over to the sensory table to inform me that, "There are blue chemicals in the water that we need to get out! The chemicals have germs so we need to pour the water down the drain to get them out!" He discovered when he pours the water into a funnel attached to a tube it flows down and out of the tubes(the pretend drain). But if he adds another funnel to the other end of the tube, and lifts up both ends of the tubes, the water gets stuck in the tube. Teddy Post, Mia, Aden and Lexi came over to see what was going on at the sensory table. Sam asked his friends to help him remove the "bad blue chemicals" from the water. They all were more than willing to help! Now that's what I call good friends!