Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 559 · 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 kind of clay”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.True or false: a towel for spills is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ball of clay (b) a glass marble (c) a dry leaf (d) a pebble
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the shape of the clay (b) the tub of water (c) whether it floats (d) the kind of clay
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an ice cube (c) a ball of clay (d) a glass marble
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) a pebble (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a piece of thermocol
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the shape of the clay (b) the kind of clay (c) whether it floats
12. 12.🛟 Does an empty capped bottle float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
13. 13.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to keep children safe (b) to hide the corks (c) to splash everyone (d) to win a prize
14. 14.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is very cold (b) ice is magnetic (c) water is sticky (d) ice is less dense
15. 15.True or false: a metal key sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 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) turmeric powder (d) a results table
17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a ball of clay (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a coin
19. 19.🧺 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 magnet (d) a tub of water
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a results table (d) a balloon
21. 21.True or false: small test objects is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 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) yeast
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a tub of water
25. 25.🛟 Does a ball of clay float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) more plain water (b) a little shaking (c) lots of salt stirred in (d) a few ice cubes
28. 28.True or false: a piece of thermocol floats on water. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
30. 30.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a feather (b) a dry leaf (c) a cork (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.True or false: a cork sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) leave water on the floor (b) run around the tub (c) play near a deep pond (d) wipe up spills at once
33. 33.🧺 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 mirror (d) a tub of water
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a metal key (b) an ice-cream stick (c) a feather (d) an ice cube
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the shape of the clay (b) whether it floats (c) the amount of clay
36. 36.🧺 Do we need small test objects for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🛟 Does a dry leaf float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
38. 38.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it sinks (b) it dissolves (c) it bounces up (d) it floats
39. 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) yeast (c) a tub of water (d) a results table

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