Air is all around us, but we hardly ever notice it. We can't see it, but we can see what it does. Children will be aware of air when it moves - as they play outside on a windy day, when they blow bubbles, and when they make a noise with a whistle or a trumpet. Looking carefully at the effects of moving air is a good way of building up children's experience of how air behaves.
Use the background information below to inform your planning and help you support young children's scientific learning - it is not intended that children in the Foundation Stage are taught these facts.
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