Today we spoke about the ocean and the many things it gives us.
- Food
- Fun
- Transport (boats)
- Salt
The kids learnt that salt come from when water breaks down certain rocks. Some of these rocks are in the sea and some are in rivers and lakes.
The reason a river or a lake is not salty even though it has rocks is because it sends all of its salt to the sea. When there is no connection to the sea, lakes can become salty, like the Salt Lake or the Dead Sea.
For our craft we are making a sea in a bottle.
Material:
- Clear, empty bottle
- Blue food colouring or paint
- Oil
- (Optional) Pebbles to represent the bottom of the sea or a small boat that would float on the water.
Procedure:
- Full the bottle a little more than half way with water.
- Mix in blue colouring
- Pour in oil until bottle is full.
- (Optional) Put in pebbles or boat.
- Shut the bottle tightly.
- (Optional) Tape or glue the cover shut if you think your child will open it up during play.
Turn the bottle to its side and tilt from left to right to recreate a stormy sea’s waves.
