Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 699 · 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 towel for spills is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an empty capped bottle (c) an ice cube (d) a ball of clay
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a towel for spills
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a metal key (c) an empty capped bottle (d) an iron nail
7. 7.🧺 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) a results table
8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 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
10. 10.🛟 Does an ice-cream stick float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
11. 11.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it turns blue (b) it melts (c) it floats higher (d) it sinks
12. 12.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
13. 13.True or false: a results table is not 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? True or false: the amount of clay is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is magnetic (b) water is sticky (c) ice is less dense (d) ice is very cold
16. 16.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a dry leaf (b) a ball of clay (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a cork
17. 17.True or false: a towel for spills is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ 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 amount of clay (c) whether it floats (d) the shape of the clay
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need small test objects for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) the small pebble (b) neither of them (c) both of them (d) the big log
22. 22.True or false: a results table is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 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) yeast (d) a tub of water
26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🛟 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 splash everyone (d) to win a prize
28. 28.🔮 A cork floats in tap water. What happens in very salty water? (a) it still floats (b) it sinks (c) it dissolves (d) it turns white
29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a magnet (c) a tub of water (d) small test objects
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a metal key (b) an ice-cream stick (c) an iron nail (d) a steel spoon
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) turmeric powder (b) small test objects (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
33. 33.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) an ice cube (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) an empty capped bottle
34. 34.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an iron nail (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
35. 35.🛟 Does a ball of clay float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
36. 36.True or false: an empty capped bottle sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) leave water on the floor (b) run around the tub (c) wipe up spills at once (d) play near a deep pond
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed

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