Predict and test everyday objects as to whether they sink or float.

Students determine whether an object will sink or float by comparing its density to the density of water.

Students will explore matter that sinks or floats when submerged in water and that matter is categorized as either a sinker or a floater. Students will work actively in small, cooperative learning groups as well as gather in a whole...

Use a condiment packet as a Cartesian diver to show how pressure changes cause the "diver" to float, sink or hover.