Last week we got so much rain! It changed our plans to talk about shadows, and made us think about how the birds, bugs and creatures would fare with all the rain and even hail. We thought we'd design a safe space for a bug to take shelter in that could withstand a watering can rain! Planning and talking about a working design is one of our K Program expectations, as well as describing, observing and explaining their science investigation. So after all our materials were put out, each child or group thought about the materials and design that would keep water off a plastic bug. Would we use paper, plastic, wood, fabric, or straws? How would we secure it and which shape would it take? Where was the best place to put the bug to keep out of the rain? After we conducted our watering can experiment, many children told us what was a good idea or a bad idea. It was exciting to see them change their minds about a future building plan- there are no mistakes, just refinements as we work towards something that works better!