Lesson 5: Sandcastle science

Investigating how to mix sand and water to create sandcastles. Teach this lesson at the end of Summer 1.

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Learning objective

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

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Support and challenge

Adults can use the opportunity to:

  • Support the children in packing the sand into their cups, ensuring they firmly pat it down before turning it over. 
  • Challenge the children to use sticky notes to record the number of cups of water they predict will be needed for the perfect mixture.
  • Ask open-ended questions to promote problem-solving, such as ‘Why do you think it did not work?’ or ‘What would happen if there was less sand?’

Key vocabulary

  • mixture

  • season

  • summer

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