Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 568 · 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 tub of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) yeast (c) small test objects (d) a results table
3. 3.⚖️ 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 kind of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) the amount of clay (d) whether it floats
4. 4.🛟 Does an iron nail float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
5. 5.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a cork (b) a ping-pong ball (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a pebble
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a results table (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) whether it floats (d) the tub of water
8. 8.True or false: a tub of water is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a balloon (c) a results table (d) a towel for spills
11. 11.🛟 Does an empty capped bottle float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
12. 12.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) run around the tub (b) leave water on the floor (c) play near a deep pond (d) wipe up spills at once
13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a towel for spills (d) a mirror
16. 16.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an iron nail (b) a pebble (c) a steel spoon (d) an ice-cream stick
17. 17.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) an empty capped bottle (c) an ice cube (d) a ball of clay
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) yeast (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a metal key (b) a pebble (c) a coin (d) an empty capped bottle
21. 21.True or false: an ice cube floats on water. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a ping-pong ball sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a metal key (c) a cork (d) a glass marble
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a tub of water (c) a towel for spills (d) small test objects
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a metal key (c) an iron nail (d) an ice-cream stick
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a tub of water (c) small test objects (d) a magnet
27. 27.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an ice cube (b) a metal key (c) a coin (d) a pebble
28. 28.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) a metal key (c) a cork (d) an empty capped bottle
29. 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) a ball of clay (c) a piece of thermocol (d) a dry leaf
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
34. 34.🚢 Why can a heavy steel ship float on the sea? (a) its hollow shape (b) steel is very light (c) it has a magnet (d) sea water is warm
35. 35.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it dissolves (b) it can float (c) it turns to stone (d) it sinks faster
36. 36.🧺 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 battery cell (d) small test objects
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) a tub of water (c) a magnet (d) small test objects
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a steel spoon (d) an ice-cream stick
40. 40.🛟 Does a glass marble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks

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