Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 696 · 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.True or false: a ping-pong ball floats on water. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚢 Why can a heavy steel ship float on the sea? (a) its hollow shape (b) it has a magnet (c) sea water is warm (d) steel is very light
3. 3.🛟 Does a feather float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: small test objects is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) small test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a tub of water
7. 7.🧺 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 battery cell
8. 8.⚖️ 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) whether it floats (c) the amount of clay (d) the shape of the clay
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a metal key
11. 11.🧺 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
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “whether it floats”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) small test objects (c) a results table (d) a mirror
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) a cork (c) an ice cube (d) a metal key
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a ping-pong ball (d) a metal key
17. 17.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it floats (b) it bounces up (c) it dissolves (d) it sinks
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: an empty capped bottle floats on water. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) play near a deep pond (b) run around the tub (c) wipe up spills at once (d) leave water on the floor
22. 22.🔮 A cork floats in tap water. What happens in very salty water? (a) it dissolves (b) it turns white (c) it sinks (d) it still floats
23. 23.🛟 Does a ball of clay float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
26. 26.🧺 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) a towel for spills
27. 27.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) both of them (b) the big log (c) neither of them (d) the small pebble
28. 28.🛟 Does a dry leaf float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a tub of water (d) a battery cell
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the tub of water (b) whether it floats (c) the shape of the clay (d) the amount of clay
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.⚖️ 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 tub of water
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a glass marble (c) a cork (d) a metal key
34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
35. 35.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a coin (b) an ice cube (c) a glass marble (d) a metal key
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a coin (c) a piece of thermocol (d) an empty capped bottle
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) a cork (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False

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