Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 596 · 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.🛟 Does an ice-cream stick float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results table (c) a towel for spills (d) small test objects
3. 3.🧺 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 battery cell (d) a results table
4. 4.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) lots of salt stirred in (b) more plain water (c) a little shaking (d) a few ice cubes
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the tub of water”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) whether it floats (b) the tub of water (c) the shape of the clay
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a results table (b) a battery cell (c) a towel for spills (d) a tub of water
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛟 Does an ice cube float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
12. 12.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) an ice-cream stick (c) an ice cube (d) a metal key
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a results table for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🛟 Does a coin float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
17. 17.True or false: an ice cube sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: whether it floats is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a tub of water is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
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) whether it floats (b) the shape of the clay (c) the tub of water (d) the amount of clay
21. 21.🛟 Does an empty capped bottle float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a balloon (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a tub of water (c) a results table (d) turmeric powder
24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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) the kind of clay (c) the shape of the clay (d) whether it floats
26. 26.🌊 What pushes a floating cork upward? (a) the water (b) the air above (c) the cork itself (d) the tub
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
29. 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a results table (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.⚖️ 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 kind of clay
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a mirror (b) a results table (c) a tub of water (d) small test objects
35. 35.True or false: a cork sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 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 magnet (d) a tub of water
37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to hide the corks (b) to keep children safe (c) to win a prize (d) to splash everyone
39. 39.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) water is sticky (b) ice is very cold (c) ice is less dense (d) ice is magnetic
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) a results table (c) small test objects (d) yeast

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