Splat!An Art Activity

Why teach this lesson?

• Developmental Profiles states that three year olds will be able to name and match, at minimum, primary colors.• According to Developmental Profiles, four year olds will be able to

climb ladders.• Developmental Profiles also states that five year old understand the

concept of same shape and same size.

• This activity will give children the opportunity to engage in an experiment involving colors and gravity.

What will they learn?

• The children will be able to conduct an experiment and discuss their results.

What will you need?

• Pompoms• paint• butcher paper• step ladder• weighted cans

What to do!

• Explain that we are going to go outside and do an experiment involving gravity.• Explain that we are going to create splats by dropping pompoms with paint onto

paper.• Ask which ones they think will make the biggest splat.• Go over the rules of being outside.• Go outside.• The children can now drop the pompoms with paint onto the paper from the

ground and the stepladder.• They will observe their splats. • When the children are done, go inside and discuss what happened with our

splats.