Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 928 · 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.🧺 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 mirror (d) a results table
2. 2.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) run around the tub (b) leave water on the floor (c) play near a deep pond (d) wipe up spills at once
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Do we need small test objects for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
6. 6.True or false: small test objects is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a piece of thermocol sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a pebble
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a cork (c) a steel spoon (d) a pebble
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an empty capped bottle (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) an ice cube
12. 12.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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 tub of water (c) the amount of clay (d) whether it floats
14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🛟 Does an empty capped bottle float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🌊 What pushes a floating cork upward? (a) the air above (b) the tub (c) the water (d) the cork itself
18. 18.🛟 Does a cork float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) an ice cube (c) a pebble (d) a metal key
20. 20.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel spoon (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a coin
21. 21.🛟 Does a steel spoon float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) a cork (c) an iron nail (d) a feather
23. 23.True or false: a feather sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a results table for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) an ice cube (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a pebble
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a tub of water (c) a magnet (d) a towel for spills
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a tub of water (c) a results table (d) a towel for spills
29. 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a tub of water is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) whether it floats
32. 32.⚖️ 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 amount of clay (b) whether it floats (c) the tub of water (d) the shape of the clay
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a tub of water (c) a towel for spills (d) a battery cell
34. 34.True or false: a glass marble floats on water. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a dry leaf sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) a balloon (c) a towel for spills (d) small test objects
37. 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
38. 38.True or false: a cork floats on water. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it turns blue (b) it floats higher (c) it melts (d) it sinks

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