Sink or Float Investigation
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Sink or Float Investigation
🔬 Part 1: Planning Your Investigation
Name 1: _________________ Name 2: _________________ Name 3: _________________
Complete this sentence: "Which objects will _______ and which objects will _______?"
Object 1: _____________ will _______ because _________________________
Object 2: _____________ will _______ because _________________________
Object 3: _____________ will _______ because _________________________
Object 4: _____________ will _______ because _________________________
Object 5: _____________ will _______ because _________________________
📊 Part 2: Recording Your Results
| Object | My Prediction | What Actually Happened | Correct? ✓ or ✗ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ___________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| 2. ___________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| 3. ___________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| 4. ___________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| 5. ___________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
Most objects that floated were made of: _________________________________
Most objects that sank were made of: ___________________________________
The most surprising result was: ______________________________________
🎯 Part 3: Explaining Your Findings
I think objects sink when they are _________________________________
I think objects float when they are _________________________________
The material an object is made from is important because _______________
_________________________________________________________________
Introduction: Our question was _____________________________
Method: We tested ______________________________________
Results: We found that ___________________________________
Conclusion: This happened because ________________________
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