Isaac's Water Pump

 Today Isaac and I tried out the new water pump. Well, Isaac definitely had his thinking cap on today!! He decided to try attaching a hose to the end of the pump to see what would happen. While I squeezed the pump to make the water come out, Isaac took the end of the hose over to the drain in the ground and lifted the grate off. He started pumping the water into the grate while Joaquin went to the other end of the drain and took that grate off. The boys communicated well with each other as they discussed where the water had gone, as it was not appearing at Joaquin's end of the drain! They ran backwards and fowards from each grate, while Isaac held the hose and I pumped the water....YAY the water finally appeared in Joaquin's end of the drain. The boys were so excited! The learning that was taking place in this experiment was amazing..cause & effect, communication, language skills, determination, maths, science, patience and problem solving...Phew what a list. Way to go boys, ka mau te wehi!
Sarah. B