Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 186 · 40 questions

What you do (Float or sink?): 1. Fill a tub with water on a towel, with an adult nearby. 2. Guess “float” or “sink” for each object and write it in a table. 3. Gently place each object on the water and write what happens. 4. Press the sinking clay into a boat shape and try again; wipe up spills.

1. 1.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a towel for spills (c) a results table (d) yeast
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the tub of water is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) a balloon (c) small test objects (d) a tub of water
5. 5.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to win a prize (b) to splash everyone (c) to keep children safe (d) to hide the corks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a metal key (d) an ice-cream stick
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the tub of water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a tub of water
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a mirror (b) a results table (c) a magnet (d) yeast
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the kind of clay”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) a results table (c) turmeric powder (d) a towel for spills
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of clay (b) the tub of water (c) whether it floats (d) the shape of the clay
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a results table (c) a balloon (d) a tub of water
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a towel for spills (c) a results table (d) a tub of water
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the shape of the clay (b) the kind of clay (c) the amount of clay (d) whether it floats
17. 17.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is less dense (b) ice is magnetic (c) water is sticky (d) ice is very cold
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the shape of the clay (b) whether it floats (c) the amount of clay
19. 19.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a coin (b) an ice-cream stick (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
20. 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🛟 Does a glass marble float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
22. 22.True or false: yeast is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it bounces up (b) it sinks (c) it floats (d) it dissolves
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) small test objects (d) a magnet
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) a coin (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a ping-pong ball
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it turns to stone (b) it dissolves (c) it sinks faster (d) it can float
28. 28.True or false: a cork sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the shape of the clay”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a tub of water (c) a towel for spills (d) a results table
31. 31.True or false: a towel for spills is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛟 Does an ice-cream stick float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a tub of water (c) a results table (d) a magnet
34. 34.🛟 Does a cork float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
35. 35.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) both of them (b) neither of them (c) the small pebble (d) the big log
36. 36.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it melts (b) it sinks (c) it turns blue (d) it floats higher
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a balloon (b) a towel for spills (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
38. 38.True or false: small test objects is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ball of clay (b) a cork (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a ping-pong ball
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a metal key (c) a ball of clay (d) a glass marble

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