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Geography

Exploring Puddles

Overview

Students explore how puddles form and change.

Learning Objective
Students understand how water collects and moves.

Resources needed

  • Water
  • Containers (optional)

Lesson stages

0 / 5 done
  1. 1 Find or make a puddle.
  2. 2 Ask where the water comes from.
  3. 3 Observe where water collects.
  4. 4 Test how water moves.
  5. 5 Discuss what happens over time.

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Variations

  • Compare different surfaces.
  • Track puddle size over time.
More information

Teach words like water, wet, dry, flow.

Use small containers if needed.

Students describe water movement.

Use rainwater or poured water.

Students may not understand soaking or draining.

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