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Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 367 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.True or false: a feather floats on water. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛟 Does an empty capped bottle float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
  3. 3.True or false: small test objects is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) an ice cube (c) a cork (d) a coin
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  6. 6.🛟 Does a ball of clay float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
  7. 7.⚖️ 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) whether it floats (c) the amount of clay (d) the tub of water
  8. 8.🛟 Does a pebble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
  9. 9.True or false: an empty capped bottle floats on water. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 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
  11. 11.🛟 Does a ping-pong ball float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧺 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) a mirror
  14. 14.True or false: a towel for spills is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) small test objects (c) yeast (d) a results table
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
  17. 17.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an ice-cream stick (c) a ball of clay (d) a glass marble
  19. 19.True or false: a ball of clay floats on water. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) play near a deep pond (b) run around the tub (c) wipe up spills at once (d) leave water on the floor
  21. 21.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “whether it floats”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  24. 24.True or false: an iron nail floats on water. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) small test objects (d) a battery cell
  26. 26.True or false: a cork floats on water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) an ice cube (c) a ping-pong ball (d) an iron nail
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a ping-pong ball (c) an ice cube (d) a glass marble
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.True or false: a results table is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a results table (b) a towel for spills (c) a balloon (d) a tub of water
  33. 33.🔮 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 dissolves (d) it sinks faster
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a cork (c) a metal key (d) a ball of clay
  35. 35.🛟 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 hide the corks (d) to keep children safe
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the tub of water”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a results table (c) a towel for spills (d) a magnet
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.True or false: an ice-cream stick floats on water. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a cork (c) an ice cube (d) an empty capped bottle

Answer key

  1. True
  2. floats
  3. False
  4. a coin
  5. we change it
  6. sinks
  7. the shape of the clay
  8. sinks
  9. True
  10. yeast
  11. floats
  12. not needed
  13. a mirror
  14. False
  15. yeast
  16. a battery cell
  17. True
  18. an ice-cream stick
  19. False
  20. wipe up spills at once
  21. False
  22. the tub of water
  23. we measure it
  24. False
  25. small test objects
  26. True
  27. an iron nail
  28. a glass marble
  29. a towel for spills
  30. not needed
  31. True
  32. a balloon
  33. it can float
  34. a cork
  35. to keep children safe
  36. we keep it the same
  37. a magnet
  38. not needed
  39. True
  40. a coin

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