Floating and Sinking Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 1: Floating and sinking · Set 992 · 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 results table (b) small test objects (c) a tub of water (d) a battery cell
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a towel for spills is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.True or false: a magnet is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a glass marble (b) a dry leaf (c) a cork (d) an empty capped bottle
7. 7.True or false: a results table is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) an iron nail (b) an ice cube (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a piece of thermocol
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.⚖️ 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 shape of the clay (b) whether it floats (c) the amount of clay (d) the kind of clay
11. 11.🛟 Does a steel spoon float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
12. 12.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a steel spoon (b) an ice-cream stick (c) a metal key (d) an iron nail
13. 13.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a feather (b) a pebble (c) a coin (d) a metal key
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚢 Why can a heavy steel ship float on the sea? (a) it has a magnet (b) steel is very light (c) its hollow shape (d) sea water is warm
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 kind of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) whether it floats
17. 17.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a metal key (d) a ping-pong ball
18. 18.True or false: a tub of water is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: yeast is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) a towel for spills (c) turmeric powder (d) a results table
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a magnet (b) small test objects (c) a results table (d) a towel for spills
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: whether it floats is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛟 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) run around the tub (d) leave water on the floor
26. 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a cork (b) an ice cube (c) a pebble (d) a dry leaf
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) a metal key (c) an iron nail (d) a coin
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 kind of clay (b) whether it floats (c) the amount of clay (d) the tub of water
31. 31.🧺 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 results table (d) yeast
32. 32.🧺 Do we need small test objects for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a ping-pong ball (d) a coin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) an empty capped bottle (c) an ice cube (d) an iron nail
36. 36.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is less dense (b) water is sticky (c) ice is very cold (d) ice is magnetic
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a coin (c) a piece of thermocol (d) a feather
39. 39.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to hide the corks (b) to win a prize (c) to keep children safe (d) to splash everyone
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids