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Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 701 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.True or false: a balloon is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a tub of water is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) an ice cube
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a cork
  5. 5.True or false: a pebble sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) yeast (c) small test objects (d) a towel for spills
  7. 7.🧺 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 magnet (d) a results table
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: a cork floats on water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a ping-pong ball floats on water. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a results table (c) small test objects (d) a battery cell
  14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a balloon (b) a results table (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  16. 16.🧺 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 battery cell
  17. 17.True or false: a results table is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) a cork (c) a ping-pong ball (d) a steel spoon
  19. 19.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) play near a deep pond (b) wipe up spills at once (c) leave water on the floor (d) run around the tub
  20. 20.🛟 Does a coin float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a coin (b) an iron nail (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a steel spoon
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 kind of clay (c) the shape of the clay
  24. 24.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a pebble (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a piece of thermocol
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a mirror (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
  27. 27.True or false: a glass marble sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a towel for spills (c) a results table (d) a tub of water
  31. 31.🛟 Does a dry leaf float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ball of clay (b) a feather (c) a pebble (d) a steel spoon
  33. 33.🛟 Does an ice-cream stick float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
  34. 34.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a pebble (b) a dry leaf (c) a metal key (d) a coin
  35. 35.True or false: small test objects is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it floats higher (b) it turns blue (c) it sinks (d) it melts
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a towel for spills (c) a results table (d) small test objects
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. an ice cube
  4. a cork
  5. True
  6. yeast
  7. a magnet
  8. False
  9. True
  10. True
  11. not needed
  12. we change it
  13. a battery cell
  14. True
  15. a results table
  16. a battery cell
  17. False
  18. a steel spoon
  19. wipe up spills at once
  20. sinks
  21. True
  22. an ice-cream stick
  23. the kind of clay
  24. a piece of thermocol
  25. we measure it
  26. a mirror
  27. True
  28. False
  29. needed
  30. a balloon
  31. floats
  32. a feather
  33. floats
  34. a dry leaf
  35. False
  36. it sinks
  37. yeast
  38. True
  39. not needed
  40. needed

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