Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 536 · 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 not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a results table (b) a towel for spills (c) a tub of water (d) a magnet
2. 2.🧺 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) yeast
3. 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a metal key (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a coin
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a piece of thermocol (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.True or false: an ice cube sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 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) a balloon
11. 11.🛟 Does an ice-cream stick float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
12. 12.🧺 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 battery cell
13. 13.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
16. 16.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it melts (b) it floats higher (c) it sinks (d) it turns blue
17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a metal key (c) a steel spoon (d) a cork
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a towel for spills (d) a results table
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) the shape of the clay (d) the kind of clay
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🛟 Does a feather float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a piece of thermocol
27. 27.🔮 A cork floats in tap water. What happens in very salty water? (a) it dissolves (b) it turns white (c) it still floats (d) it sinks
28. 28.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a metal key (b) a coin (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a glass marble
29. 29.True or false: an ice cube floats on water. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a feather (b) an ice cube (c) a glass marble (d) a piece of thermocol
31. 31.True or false: an iron nail sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) an empty capped bottle (c) an ice cube (d) a steel spoon
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) a metal key (c) a steel spoon (d) a ball of clay
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) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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 shape of the clay (c) the tub of water (d) the kind of clay
37. 37.True or false: a pebble floats on water. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a balloon (c) small test objects (d) a towel for spills
39. 39.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) the small pebble (b) both of them (c) the big log (d) neither of them
40. 40.True or false: a coin floats on water. (a) True (b) False

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