Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 426 · 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.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) yeast (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
3. 3.True or false: a ping-pong ball sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a tub of water (c) a mirror (d) a results table
6. 6.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it turns to stone (b) it sinks faster (c) it can float (d) it dissolves
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) whether it floats (b) the tub of water (c) the kind of clay (d) the shape of the clay
8. 8.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it turns blue (b) it floats higher (c) it melts (d) it sinks
9. 9.True or false: an ice cube floats on water. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dry leaf (b) a cork (c) an ice cube (d) a ball of clay
11. 11.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) wipe up spills at once (b) leave water on the floor (c) play near a deep pond (d) run around the tub
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a towel for spills
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the amount of clay is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) both of them (b) the small pebble (c) neither of them (d) the big log
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛟 Does a steel spoon float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
18. 18.True or false: a dry leaf sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
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 results table (c) turmeric powder (d) a tub of water
21. 21.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it floats (b) it sinks (c) it dissolves (d) it bounces up
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a results table (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: whether it floats is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a piece of thermocol sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a coin (b) an ice cube (c) a steel spoon (d) a ball of clay
27. 27.🛟 Does a cork float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a battery cell (c) small test objects (d) a tub of water
29. 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a results table (c) yeast (d) a tub of water
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) small test objects
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “whether it floats”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
33. 33.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a piece of thermocol (d) a coin
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a results table (c) a tub of water (d) a battery cell
35. 35.True or false: a cork sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛟 Does a pebble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.True or false: an ice-cream stick sinks in water. (a) True (b) False

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