Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 477 · 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.🧺 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) turmeric powder (d) a results table
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) whether it floats (b) the tub of water (c) the shape of the clay (d) the amount of clay
3. 3.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) a little shaking (b) more plain water (c) a few ice cubes (d) lots of salt stirred in
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
5. 5.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) the small pebble (b) neither of them (c) both of them (d) the big log
6. 6.🛟 Does a feather float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) small test objects (c) a towel for spills (d) a tub of water
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a results table for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.True or false: an ice cube sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛟 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
14. 14.True or false: a coin floats on water. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a towel for spills is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a magnet (b) a tub of water (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛟 Does a ball of clay float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
20. 20.🔮 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
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🛟 Does a piece of thermocol float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) a towel for spills (c) a tub of water (d) a magnet
26. 26.True or false: a piece of thermocol floats on water. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a glass marble floats on water. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a tub of water (c) small test objects (d) a towel for spills
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) water is sticky (b) ice is very cold (c) ice is magnetic (d) ice is less dense
33. 33.🧺 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) small test objects (d) a mirror
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a results table (c) a tub of water (d) a balloon
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the amount of clay”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.True or false: small test objects is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) an empty capped bottle (b) a feather (c) a dry leaf (d) a glass marble

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