Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 197 · 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.True or false: a tub of water is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) small test objects (c) a tub of water (d) a magnet
3. 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🛟 Does a glass marble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
5. 5.🛟 Does a steel spoon float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
6. 6.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) yeast (c) small test objects (d) a tub of water
9. 9.True or false: a tub of water is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) whether it floats (b) the tub of water (c) the shape of the clay
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: whether it floats is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to hide the corks (b) to win a prize (c) to splash everyone (d) to keep children safe
14. 14.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) whether it floats
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a tub of water (c) a results table (d) turmeric powder
17. 17.🛟 Does a piece of thermocol float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) an ice-cream stick (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a results table (d) a towel for spills
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a tub of water (c) a mirror (d) small test objects
21. 21.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a coin (b) a pebble (c) a glass marble (d) a cork
22. 22.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) run around the tub (b) wipe up spills at once (c) play near a deep pond (d) leave water on the floor
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the amount of clay is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: whether it floats is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚢 Why can a heavy steel ship float on the sea? (a) its hollow shape (b) steel is very light (c) it has a magnet (d) sea water is warm
26. 26.True or false: a glass marble floats on water. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) an ice-cream stick (c) a pebble (d) an ice cube
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the amount of clay is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a piece of thermocol (c) a steel spoon (d) an empty capped bottle
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a towel for spills
31. 31.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) a ball of clay (d) a dry leaf
32. 32.True or false: a dry leaf floats on water. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a cork sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a tub of water (d) yeast
36. 36.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🛟 Does a cork float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
39. 39.True or false: a piece of thermocol sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a mirror is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False

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