H OW T O M A K E A N E G G

F L O AT W I T H S A LT

By: Lina Garcia

 QUESTION

How many
tablespoons of salt
should be added to
a glass of water will
be enough to make
the egg float to the
top?
 HY POTHE SI S

I think that 3 tablespoon of salt will give the glass

of water enough density to make the egg float to
the top. Three is the magic number
 • Cup of water

• Teaspoon

M AT E R I A L S

• Salt

• Egg
P RO C E D U R E

• First step: Grab a glass and fill it up with one

cup of water
• Second step: Drop an egg in the cup of
water and watch the egg float to the bottom
• Step three: Take a tablespoon of salt and
dissolve it in the water
• Step four: If the egg hasn't floated, continue
adding tablespoons of salt until it does
R E S U LT S

• For 1 cup of water,

1 tablespoons of salt
added to the water is
enough to make the
egg float.
 CONCLUSION

I was wrong about the amount of salt that would make

the egg float. I thought that 3 tablespoons would be
enough to change the density of the water and would
make the egg float. But it was actually only one, and I
remember not filling the teaspoon up all the way, so
maybe even less.
 Lina Garcia

7/10/22

Science Fair

I’m not used to making slideshows, especially ones with so little text. I’m glad this
project was very simple and presenting it digitally wasn’t too hard. I wished I chose a
different experiment that would’ve let me use charts, but this one wasn’t needed.

Standard 1.3.a: Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate
information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.

The science fair project has been around forever, and I think it’s best that it can be
displayed digitally. Not only will it teach students how to make slideshows, but it can be
a more creative way to display their experiments. And it can be shown online instead
of in person, which can be helpful in different ways.