4th Science What kind of places do puddles form? Yuma Miyake (Hirakata Municipal Kasuga Elementary School)

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Grade / Subject 4th/Science

Unit Where does the water go that flows over the ground?

Teacher Yuma Miyake (Hirakata Municipal Kasuga Elementary School)

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Lesson Steps

Think about where in the school the inclination is likely to be, and actually check it.

Let's look for inclination in the school.

Think of places in the school where there might be inclination, and actually check it out.

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Using the tilted areas found in the school, experiment to see if the water really flows toward the tilted areas.

Let's observe how water flows.

Using the inclined area found in the school, experiment to see if the water really flows toward the inclined area.

After the rain, look for puddles and think about what kind of places puddles will form.

Think about where puddles form.

After it rains, look for puddles and think about what kind of places puddles form.

Observe how water soaks in using three different sizes of crumbs: playground soil, sandbox sand, and gravel.

Let's think about the size of soil crumbles and how water soaks into them.

Observe how water soaks in using three types of soil with different sizes of crumbles: playground soil, sandbox sand, and gravel.

Comment from the teacher

Through the puddles that we see casually in daily life, it is an opportunity for students to think about the whereabouts of rainwater and the ground as their own.