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Push and Pull Experiment- Sink or Float

Step 1: Predict whether the object will sink or float by circling the word in the prediction column.
Step 2: Take each item, one at a time, and place in the water.
Step 3: Circle what you observed happening, did it sink or float, in the observation column.
Step 4: Change the shape of one item at a time and place the changed item into the water.
Step 5: Record your observations in the final box by choosing the best sentence starter and completing it for each item.
I could not change the shape of the………. OR
MATERIAL PREDICTION OBSERVATION
I changed the shape from……………. to………………and then it………….
sink sink
Tinfoil or or
float float

sink sink
Plasticine or or
float float

sink sink
Playdough or or
float float

sink sink
Gumnut or or
float float
sink sink
Paperclip or or
float float
sink sink
Stone or or
float float