• Explore and investigate how things work.
• EYFS, Understanding the World
• Explore and talk about different forces.
• EYFS, Understanding the World
• Promotes an understanding of cause and effect.
• EYFS, Expressive Arts & Design
• Explore different materials, using their senses to investigate them.
• Explore direction and flow as children fill the bowls and watch sand and water cascade to the bowl below.
• Engage children with outdoor play, teaching gravity, capacity, and weight with elements like sand and water.
• This engaging play station, crafted from durable metal, features cascading bowls that demonstrate the principles of flow and volume. Children delight in filling and tipping the bowls, appreciating the tactile and visual aspects of sand and water movement.
• Ideal for encouraging investigative and sensory skills, this unit can incorporate various play elements like large trays and funnels to expand learning opportunities. The design promotes an understanding of basic physical concepts like gravity and volume while supporting EYFS curriculum aims.
As children pour, measure, and discuss their observations, they develop critical thinking and cooperation skills. This messy play station is not just a tool for fun but an educational resource that supports early development in areas such as expressive arts and the fundamentals of maths.
• Ideal for encouraging exploration and investigation.
• Learn early maths skills as children explore capacity and weight.