Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 492 · 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.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 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) a balloon (d) a tub of water
3. 3.⚖️ 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) whether it floats (c) the tub of water (d) the kind of clay
4. 4.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an iron nail (b) an ice cube (c) a metal key (d) a steel spoon
5. 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) small test objects (c) a towel for spills (d) turmeric powder
9. 9.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a dry leaf (b) an ice cube (c) a metal key (d) an ice-cream stick
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a pebble
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results table (c) a tub of water (d) small test objects
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.True or false: a steel spoon sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: small test objects is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) small test objects
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is magnetic (b) water is sticky (c) ice is less dense (d) ice is very cold
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to splash everyone (b) to keep children safe (c) to hide the corks (d) to win a prize
20. 20.⚖️ 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 tub of water (b) the amount of clay (c) whether it floats (d) the shape of the clay
21. 21.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it bounces up (b) it floats (c) it dissolves (d) it sinks
22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛟 Does a coin float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
24. 24.True or false: a ball of clay floats on water. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an empty capped bottle (b) a piece of thermocol (c) a ping-pong ball (d) a coin
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a cork (c) a piece of thermocol (d) a ball of clay
27. 27.🛟 Does an iron nail float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) a mirror (c) a towel for spills (d) a results table
30. 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder 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 towel for spills (b) a tub of water (c) a balloon (d) a results table
33. 33.True or false: a ping-pong ball floats on water. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a glass marble (b) a dry leaf (c) an ice cube (d) a ping-pong ball
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛟 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
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a tub of water (c) a towel for spills (d) a results table
38. 38.🛟 Does a metal key float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ball of clay (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) an iron nail
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a dry leaf (d) a cork

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