Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 886 · 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? What do we do with “the shape of the clay”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: yeast is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a piece of thermocol sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a ball of clay (d) a dry leaf
9. 9.🧺 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 tub of water (d) a battery cell
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) a glass marble (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a piece of thermocol
11. 11.⚖️ 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 tub of water (b) the amount of clay (c) the kind of clay (d) the shape of the clay
12. 12.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it bounces up (b) it sinks (c) it dissolves (d) it floats
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a coin floats on water. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛟 Does a pebble float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
16. 16.True or false: a feather sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 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 magnet (d) small test objects
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a tub of water (c) a towel for spills (d) small test objects
20. 20.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) an ice-cream stick (d) an ice cube
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is less dense (b) ice is magnetic (c) ice is very cold (d) water is sticky
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) yeast
26. 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a balloon (b) small test objects (c) a tub of water (d) a towel for spills
28. 28.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an iron nail (b) a ping-pong ball (c) a ball of clay (d) a coin
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a magnet (c) a tub of water (d) small test objects
30. 30.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a metal key (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a pebble
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a results table (c) a balloon (d) a towel for spills
32. 32.🛟 Does a glass marble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
34. 34.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) the big log (b) both of them (c) neither of them (d) the small pebble
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a dry leaf (c) a ping-pong ball (d) a coin
36. 36.🛟 Does an ice cube float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
37. 37.⚖️ 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) whether it floats (c) the shape of the clay (d) the kind of clay
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🔮 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

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