The Danger of Floods - Experiment 3

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 Our third week of experiments focused on the power of floods and what we can do to prevent damage to property. We started by looking at the various ways floods can occur and indeed how quickly they can change a landscape. We then looked at how some nations have adapted and created special defences to prevent the devastating impacts that floods can bring ☂ 

Maeslantkering storm surge barrier near Rotterdam.

  So our task was set... we were to create our own flood barrier using cocktail sticks! With the children in small groups, they had a foil tray and some sand to start. Once they had created a beach with the sand, we then added a few small houses made from cardboard to set the coastal scene.

Adding the finishing touches to our beach houses.

 I then added some water to the other side of the foil tray to act as the flood water, and each group was tasked to create a suitable defence system using cocktail sticks...


 A plastic bottle was used to simulate waves with the water then lapping up to the created flood defences. Our experiments had varying degrees of success in the end, but we had a fab time creating our beach landscapes and seeing how the water was affected by the addition of the flood defences!

 Our final week was all about lightning ⚡ See you soon for the recap!





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