Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 332 · 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 needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a towel for spills (d) turmeric powder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a feather
3. 3.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it floats (b) it dissolves (c) it sinks (d) it bounces up
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a towel for spills (c) a balloon (d) a results table
5. 5.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) play near a deep pond (b) wipe up spills at once (c) leave water on the floor (d) run around the tub
6. 6.🛟 Does an empty capped bottle float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🛟 Does a ball of clay float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
9. 9.🛟 Does a steel spoon float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
10. 10.🧺 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 results table (d) a towel for spills
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) yeast (b) a results table (c) a tub of water (d) small test objects
12. 12.True or false: a balloon is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) small test objects (c) a tub of water (d) yeast
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dry leaf (b) an ice-cream stick (c) a feather (d) a metal key
17. 17.True or false: an ice-cream stick sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is magnetic (b) ice is less dense (c) water is sticky (d) ice is very cold
22. 22.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a dry leaf (b) a feather (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
24. 24.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a coin (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a ping-pong ball (d) a feather
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ 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 shape of the clay (c) the tub of water
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) the tub of water (d) whether it floats
29. 29.True or false: small test objects is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a tub of water is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it floats higher (b) it sinks (c) it turns blue (d) it melts
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a results table for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a metal key (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a dry leaf
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “whether it floats”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
35. 35.⚖️ 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 kind of clay (c) the shape of the clay
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) turmeric powder (c) small test objects (d) a tub of water
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a towel for spills (c) a results table (d) small test objects
39. 39.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a glass marble (b) a cork (c) a metal key (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it turns to stone (b) it can float (c) it sinks faster (d) it dissolves

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