If you want to reuse your paper targets, you can put them inside page protectors or laminate them so they dry off easily. Keep in mind that all of the math equations on the water balloons will equal one of your target numbers so use smaller numbers for kids who are new to addition. After you fill up your balloons with water, write the equations on the balloons with the permanent marker. Make sure each equation matches up with one of the target solutions.
For early math learners, you could write the same numbers from the targets so that they only have to match the numbers instead of completing the equations. Set up the targets in a clear open space in your yard or at the park. You can place the targets inside hula hoops if you have them.
You might need something like a rock to weigh your targets down to keep them from blowing away. Pick up one of the balloons and read the equation or the number and find the answer on one of the targets. Toss your balloon and watch it burst as it hits the target.
Keep scratch paper on hand if kids want to figure out the answer by writing or drawing the solution. Older siblings can help keep score, with higher target values being worth more points. We should probably warn you that this game could turn into a full blown water balloon fight!
And if it does, we would love to see pictures! Send your photos to [email protected]. Recommended for ages 3 to 8 Level of assistance: Help from parent, grandparent or older sibling. Meteorologists use special tools to check the temperature outside and make predictions about the temperature in the coming days or weeks.
Children can learn how the temperature varies at different times of the day when they track it on their thermometer. Start off by having a conversation about the weather. How does your family learn about the weather? Talk about if you hear it on the radio, on TV, or through apps on your phone. Can you tell what the weather is by looking out the window or sticking your head out the door?
How does the weather help you decide what to wear? Now build your thermometer! Pour the water and alcohol into the bottle and add a few drops of food coloring. Mix it all together by swirling the bottle around gently.
Secure the straw with clay at the top of the bottle. Place the bottle thermometer in the sun and wait until you see the liquid start to rise up in the straw. Mark the outside of the bottle with a line. Help your child write the time and date of the observation. Go back to your thermometer in the evening and check the temperature again. Make a second mark on the bottle, noting the date and time. Compare the two marks. Which one is higher and why?
What does the level of liquid in the straw tell you about the temperature outside? Leave your bottle thermometer outside for a few days and mark the temperature twice a day in the morning and evening. What do you notice about how the temperature changes throughout the day? On which day did you record the highest temperature? Which day was the coldest? The bottle thermometer represents one way to measure temperature outside.
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