SPLASH

ENGAGE IN WATER PLAY

This exhibit revolves around the Great Lakes. Children can engage in water play activities and experimentation with our water gallery. Children can experiment with splashing, pouring, scooping, and soaking using cups and spoons, wheels, jets of water and adjustable flippers. Learn about water energy and control the direction and speed of water flow by making dams! Children will be invited to explore the lighthouse and its connections to the safety of boats on the water.

Learning Objectives:

  • To explore water flow, volume and cause and effect.
  • To discover the land around The Great Lakes.
  • To learn boating vocabulary.
  • To experience the importance of lighthouses.

Science standard: SEP, Social Studies Standards: A.4.2, Common Core for Math: K.MD.2, WMELS Cognition and General Knowledge: C.EL.1, C.EL.2, C.EL.3, C.EL.4

A toy whale is swimming in a pool of water.
A water table with a faucet and toys in it.
A wooden table with a sandbox and toys on it.
A model of a bridge is displayed in a museum
A lighthouse shaped playhouse with stairs and a balcony
A welcome sign for the grassy island lighthouse
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