Painting with Water

From Peep and the Big Wide World · 2011

Painting with Water
2 minPre-KKScience
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Summary

A 90-second live-action clip from "Peep and the Big Wide World": real children explore a science-y mystery to notice, wonder about and figure out. A quick, concrete demo to pair with a circle-time investigation.

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All ages

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Discussion questions

Discussion

"Painting with Water" invites young scientists to explore a science-y mystery to notice, wonder about and figure out.

  1. What did the characters wonder about?
  2. What did they try to figure it out?
  3. What would you want to find out?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: notice, wonder, question, try, find out.

Try it: Pick something in the room you are curious about. Ask one 'I wonder…' question and think of a way to find the answer.