3d • General discussion
Magic for floating
I often call this magic when I speak to my students but it is science: “Your feet have to float before you can feel yourself float.”
What happens:
When a child’s feet are planted on the pool floor, the floor is supporting their weight. They can’t really experience buoyancy because they’re still relying on the ground.
When you let their feet lift off the bottom—even for a second—the water becomes the thing supporting them.
The science
- The floor is holding you up.
- Once your feet leave the floor, the water holds you up.
- Your body begins to discover its natural floating position.
Kid version
“The floor is helping you stand. Let’s see if the water can help instead.”
or
“Lift your feet for just a second. Feel that? That’s the water holding you- you float in water.”
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Magic for floating
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