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Test Tube Lab · OSHC · Week 3

Rainbow test tubes

Materials checklist

  • Test tubes
  • Pipettes
  • Water
  • Food colouring

Step by step

  1. Fill tubes with water.
  2. Add primary colours.
  3. Pipette to mix.
  4. Arrange a rainbow.

Look for & extend

  • • Notice fine motor control with pipettes — extend with colour-mixing recipes.
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Test Tube Lab · OSHC · Week 3

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Rainbow test tubes

Notice fine motor control with pipettes — extend with colour-mixing recipes.

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Test Tube Lab · OSHC · Week 3

Observation record — Rainbow test tubes

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: 4.1 · 5.3 · QA1