Sink or Float Poster and T-Chart

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• Ideal to use when exploring whether objects sink or float.

How to use this resource

• Prepare the area to be used for this investigation. Fill a large container with water and assemble a collection of objects for students to experiment with e.g. paper, plastic spoon, metal spoon, key, sponge, apple etc.
• Display the Sink or Float Poster.
• Use the questions on the poster as prompts for discussion.
• Students draw or write the names of the objects in the appropriate columns of the T chart. Alternatively, the chart could be laminated and the actual objects placed on the chart in the appropriate columns.

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