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Students investigate the concept of floating and sinking objects in water. They use a variety of objects in order to categorize them as either floating or sinking. Then students are given the scientific criteria for floating by the teacher.
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- Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Students investigate whether different objects sink or float in water using the Scientific Method. They listen to the book "Christopher Columbus" by Stephen Krensky, identify the steps of the Scientific Method, conduct the sink or float experiment, and discuss the results.
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- 1st Grade
Students discuss and predict if a given object sinks or floats. They record their predictions on a data sheet. Pupils test the objects and organize them into floating/sinking groups. Students observe the floating and sinking of a toy submarine and infer what is causing the sub to float or sink. They predict what happens if different chemical substances are used in the sub and compare and contrast the effects different substances have on the sub.
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- Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Students make and test predictions about sinking and floating, and classify objects according to whether they sink or float.
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- 1st Grade
Students drop items into water, and discuss why some things float and others sink.
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- Kindergarten Grade
Students discuss what happens to an ice cube and an olive when it is placed in a glass of water then brainstorm a list of objects that either float or sink in water. After brainstorming, students participate in an activity in which they make predictions about what will happen to specific items when placed in water and test their predictions. Finally they create an aluminum foil boat that will hold as many pennies as possible without sinking.
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- Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Students will determine whether various objects sink or float in water. They do not need to explain why objects sink or float. They are rather to be encouraged to observe that the same objects will sink or float every time, i.e., that there is consistency in the way the objects behave.
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- 1st Grade
Students develop base of understanding pertaining to water and the ideas of sinking and floating. They investigate water and interactions with water and compare objects that sink and float. They determine that different substances sink or float depending on their density in relationship to the density of water.
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- Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Students investigate what objects sink and float. In this sink or float lesson, students predict what objects will sink or float and record results on a graphic organizer.
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- 6th - 8th Grade
Students design a simple boat and predict how much weight it can carry. They should also discover why objects float or sink and how this can be determined experimentally. A great lesson on buoyancy!
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