RIALS CAN FLOAT,

Classifying mate

SINK, ABSORBENT
AND NON-
ABSORBENT
WHAT DOES THE
MATERIALS CAN
FLOAT AND SINK
MEAN?
FLOAT
means to stay above the surface of the water while the materials that can sink

means to go below the surface of the water.

HOW ABOUT
MATERIALS
CAN ABSORB
AND NON-
ABSORBENT?
THE MATERIALS THAT
CAN ABSORB WATER
ARE CALLED
“ABSORBENT
MATERIALS” AND THE
ONE THAT CANNOT
ABSORB WATER ARE
 TAKE NOTE:
ALWAYS REMEMBER
THAT
MATERIALS WITH A
DENSITY LESS THAN OF
A LIQUID, FLOAT, AND
MATERIALS WITH
A GREATER DENSITY