Floating and Sinking
Sink or Float Activity
Science folder: Cut and paste or draw the pictures
Experiment time- Prediction and observation
Check your understanding
Worksheet-
What does float mean?
What does float look like? (Draw a picture)
What does sink mean?
What does sink look like? (Draw a picture)
What does float mean?
What does float look like? (Draw a picture)
What does sink mean?
What does sink look like? (Draw a picture)
Why do Things Float?
Why Do Ships Float?
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Experiment : Do Eggs Float?
Experiment time- Orange and Egg activity
Work on booklet -
Pages-
Floating and Sinking Activity Observations ( Orange and Egg)
Pages-
Floating and Sinking Activity Observations ( Orange and Egg)
Experiment in class: Coke or Diet Coke?
Make a prediction: When you place a regular Coke and a Diet Coke can in water what would you see?
1. Both will sink.
2. Diet coke sinks but regular floats.
3. Regular coke sinks and Diet floats.
4. Both will float.
2. Diet coke sinks but regular floats.
3. Regular coke sinks and Diet floats.
4. Both will float.
Buoyant and Non-buoyant
Buoyant means : able to stay afloat or rise to the top of a liquid .
Worksheet : Sort into groups- Sink float
(Sort Buoyant and non buoyant)
(Sort Buoyant and non buoyant)
Sinking Floaters
Challenge:
Can you take something that floats, and alter it to make it sink ?
Can you take something that sinks, and alter it to make it float ?
Can you take something that floats, and alter it to make it sink ?
Can you take something that sinks, and alter it to make it float ?
Types of boats
Go to internet, or read books to find out information on 4 different types of boats. Draw a picture of each one and Jot down notes about what makes each boat unique. Here are 2 links you may wish to visit-
https://www.marineinsight.com/types-of-ships/a-guide-to-different-types-of-boats/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/vehicles/boats.html
https://www.marineinsight.com/types-of-ships/a-guide-to-different-types-of-boats/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/vehicles/boats.html
Parts of a sail boat
Student work sample
Worksheet: Boats and Buoyancy Vocabulary