Kindergarten Lesson plan
A Splash Guard for the Bayberry School Water Fountain
A 35-minute kindergarten design lesson in which students name a splashing hallway fountain problem, then fold and test a paper guard that keeps the floor dry.
Water Engineering & Design · Kindergarten
Students take on design and testing challenges drawn from real infrastructure, including filters, towers, dams, and stormwater improvements, with budgets and constraints.
10 materials written for this grade · refine by type, topic, or standard in the catalog
Kindergarten Lesson plan
A Lid for the Beechnut School Paint Water Bucket
A 40-minute kindergarten design lesson where students invent a lid that keeps paint water from sloshing onto the sidewalk and into the storm drain outside the art room.
Kindergarten Worksheet
A Mud Fence for the Fiddlehead Creek Building Site
A read-aloud kindergarten worksheet where students sort five fence materials into ones that stop mud and ones that let it pass, then draw a fence beside a creek.
Kindergarten Lesson plan
A Sun Shade for the Honeycomb Park Bird Bath
A 40-minute kindergarten design lesson where students build two paper sun shades for pie-tin bird baths, compare how much water is left, and dictate an opinion.
Kindergarten Classroom activity
The Mossy Marsh Sponge Wall: Two Ways to Slow the Water
A 30-minute kindergarten tray activity where small groups test a sponge row against a block row to see which one slows the water running toward a paper town.
Kindergarten Classroom activity
Building a Stand for the Oakhollow Water Tower Cup
A 35-minute kindergarten build activity where groups count out 12 blocks, raise a cup of water on a stand, and watch a straw carry water down to a paper house.
Kindergarten Worksheet
Choosing a Stand for the Pennywort Garden Rain Barrel
A read-aloud kindergarten worksheet where students compare three barrel stands by height and width, then draw a stand that is tall enough and wide enough to hold up.
Kindergarten Classroom activity
Spoon or Straw: Two Watering Tools for the Bean Cups
A 30-minute kindergarten activity where groups test a spoon against a straw dropper on matching bean cups and choose the tool that waters without spilling.
Kindergarten Worksheet
Patching the Leaky Pipe Under Tinley School
A read-aloud kindergarten worksheet where students count holes, drips, and patches within 10 to help a repair crew plan the fix for a leaking school pipe.
Kindergarten Classroom activity
Duckville Pond Filter Test: Comparing Two Simple Water Filters
A kindergarten engineering activity where small groups build and test two simple water filters, then compare which one leaves cleaner water for toy pond ducks.