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Backyard Olympics · OSHC · Week 3

Splash relay series

Materials checklist

  • Buckets
  • Sponges
  • Cups
  • Measuring jug
  • Towels

Step by step

  1. Teams transfer water with sponges.
  2. Measure water at the end.
  3. Discuss strategies.
  4. Try again with a new technique.

Look for & extend

  • • Notice strategies — extend with absorbency testing.
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Backyard Olympics · OSHC · Week 3

Cut out along the dashed lines and laminate.

Splash relay series

How can we carry water without spilling?

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Splash relay series

Can you make up a clap pattern?

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Splash relay series

What happens when we all lift together?

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Splash relay series

Notice strategies — extend with absorbency testing.

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Backyard Olympics · OSHC · Week 3

Observation record — Splash relay series

Child / group:
Date:
Educator:

What I saw and heard (child's voice)

Learning I noticed (outcomes)

Where to next / how I'll extend

Outcomes this week: 3.2 · 5.1 · QA1