PL 1.17Transferring Water with a Baster

1. 1

   Invite the child and carry the tray to a table, water on the left.

2. 2

   Hold the baster with the bulb in your fingers and the tube pointing down.

3. 3

   Squeeze the bulb before the tip goes into the water. Name this step; squeezing first is the difficulty isolated here.

4. 4

   Put the tip in the water and slowly let go of the bulb. Watch the water rise in the tube.

5. 5

   Lift the baster, move it over the right bowl, and squeeze to empty it.

6. 6

   Continue until the left bowl is empty.

7. 7

   Sponge any drips and invite the child to move the water back.

What catches the child’s eye

• Colored water climbing the clear tube
• Bubbles when the bulb is squeezed under water

Extensions, easiest to hardest

1. Move water to a line marked inside a glass
2. Fill each section of an ice-cube tray with the baster
3. Move to the dropper for single drops