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Buoyancy and Flotation Diagnostic

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Buoyancy and Flotation Diagnostic

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Part 1: Predict — Float or Sink?

Before testing, predict what will happen to each object in water. Tick one answer for each object.

1. Make your predictions.

Rock: Float    Sink

Coin: Float    Sink

Sponge: Float    Sink

Key: Float    Sink

Wooden block: Float    Sink

Tennis ball: Float    Sink

Plastic bottle: Float    Sink

Boat: Float    Sink

2. Explain how you made some of your predictions.

Part 2: Show Your Thinking

3. What does it mean when an object floats?
4. What does it mean when an object sinks?
5. Why do you think some objects float while others sink?
6. Can a heavy object float? Explain your thinking.
7. Why do boats float, even though some boats are made from metal?

Part 3: Draw and Label

Draw and label one object that floats and one object that sinks. Add a sentence explaining each drawing.

8. An object that floats
9. An object that sinks

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