Hot and cold

EYLF Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
2.3 Children become aware of fairness
Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
4.3 Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another
4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

Equipment needed:

• All ages – Arrange a sensory table with items that either feel warm or cold. You could include items such as glass, an aluminium can, cold water, warm water, paper, ice cubes, a plastic water bottle or tub. Consider putting some items in the fridge prior to the activity to cool them down further.
• Ages – 0 to 2: Hot and cold labels.
• Ages – 2 to 3: Hot and cold labels and Electricity labels.
• Ages – 3 to 5: Playdough in at least two colours, Electricity labels.

Supporting resources:

• Websites – Climate Kids – NASA
• Collect items and images that are associated with the theme of hot and cold to use as conversation starters.

Supporting resources:

• Energy fact sheet

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