Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 562 · 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? True or false: the amount of clay is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) small test objects
3. 3.True or false: an ice-cream stick floats on water. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a magnet (c) a towel for spills (d) a tub of water
5. 5.🛟 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
6. 6.⚖️ 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 kind of clay (c) the amount of clay (d) the shape of the clay
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a results table (c) turmeric powder (d) small test objects
8. 8.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a metal key (b) a ping-pong ball (c) a piece of thermocol (d) a feather
9. 9.True or false: a feather sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a mirror
12. 12.🌊 What pushes a floating cork upward? (a) the water (b) the cork itself (c) the air above (d) the tub
13. 13.⚖️ 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) whether it floats (c) the kind of clay (d) the amount of clay
14. 14.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a magnet (c) a results table (d) a tub of water
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a ball of clay (c) an ice cube (d) an iron nail
17. 17.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a feather (b) a ping-pong ball (c) a glass marble (d) an ice cube
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the tub of water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it sinks faster (b) it turns to stone (c) it can float (d) it dissolves
20. 20.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an iron nail (b) a metal key (c) a steel spoon (d) a cork
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a tub of water (d) yeast
22. 22.True or false: a results table is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a towel for spills (c) a balloon (d) a tub of water
24. 24.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it melts (b) it sinks (c) it turns blue (d) it floats higher
25. 25.🧺 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) a mirror (d) small test objects
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a steel spoon (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a coin
27. 27.True or false: a towel for spills is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔮 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
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a battery cell (c) a results table (d) a towel for spills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) a metal key (c) an iron nail (d) a pebble
31. 31.🧺 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) a results table (d) a battery cell
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a results table for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a tub of water 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.🚢 Why can a heavy steel ship float on the sea? (a) sea water is warm (b) it has a magnet (c) steel is very light (d) its hollow shape
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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