Materials That Float and Sink: Bethsaida V. Berdin Cainta Elementary School
The document describes an activity where students observe and record whether various materials like plastic bottles, saucers, pencils, and spoons float or sink in water. They find that light, porous materials like plastic and Styrofoam float, while dense, non-porous materials like metal sink. The document then discusses why some objects float or sink based on their density, shape, and ability to absorb water.
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Materials That Float and Sink: Bethsaida V. Berdin Cainta Elementary School
The document describes an activity where students observe and record whether various materials like plastic bottles, saucers, pencils, and spoons float or sink in water. They find that light, porous materials like plastic and Styrofoam float, while dense, non-porous materials like metal sink. The document then discusses why some objects float or sink based on their density, shape, and ability to absorb water.
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Materials that Float and Sink
BETHSAIDA V. BERDIN CAINTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REVIEW
Let us go back to the activity we did in our previous
lesson. Can you still recall it? What do you remember about the lesson? Which materials absorbed water? Which did not? Today we will do another activity and will try to discover more characteristics of the materials around us. What are the standards in doing an activity? What materials float and what materials sink?
1. The leader will get the plastics bottles with cover.
2. Ask the other members to describe the characteristics of the plastic bottles cover. 3. The recorder will record the descriptions in a chart. 4. Pour water into the pail or basin. 5. Observe the plastic bottle with cap while in water. Did it float or sink? 6. Lift the plastic bottle with cover from the pail. Did the plastic bottle absorb water? 7. Record your observation. 8. Do the same procedures in steps 4-7 for the rest of the materials left. Name of Material Characteristics of Observation as to the material whether the BEFORE placing it materials float or in water sink 1. Plastic bottle with cover 2. Plastic saucer 3. Pencil 4. Eraser 5. Metal spoon a. What did you observe when you placed the materials one at a time in water? b. Based on the activity, which of the materials sank? c. Which of the materials floated? d. Look at the group of objects that floated. Compare them. Is there anything common among each one? e. Look at the group of objects that sank. What can you say about them? f. What is the common among one of them? Materials that float Materials that sink What is the difference?
Sink means… Float means…
Tofall to the bottom of To stay on top water Some things float on top of water, some things stay submerged partway down, and some things sink. Some things sink very fast and some things sink very slowly. Anobject’s shape can affect its ability to float, but some materials float no matter what their shape – such as Styrofoam and balsa wood. Some things float at first, but then sink as they absorb water or take water on through holes. Why do some people use floaters (salbabida) in swimming pools?
People use floaters in swimming pool
to keep them afloat in water. Explain why large boats or ships float on water. Largeships and boats float on water because the upward push of the water is greater than their weights. Explain why life vest keep you afloat in the sea? Lifevests keeps us afloat in water because it makes us occupy a bigger space, increasing the upward force of the water on us making us float Classify materials according to whether they float or sink in a body of water Assignment Go to your kitchen. Get five materials and test whether they float or sink