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Floating & Sinking

Some things stay on top of water and some go down.

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What this lesson covers

Floating & Sinking is a 6-part Class 1 Science lesson. Each part makes one point and then hands over to the next, so it can be read in a sitting or picked up again at the part you stopped on. It defines the idea in plain words before using it, works through an example step by step, breaks the topic into its parts and compares them, ends with a recap of what to remember.

How it begins

Put something in water. If it stays on top it floats. If it goes to the bottom it sinks.

The 6 parts

  1. Float or sink
  2. Things that float
  3. Things that sink
  4. Try it and see
  5. Splash scientist!
  6. Watch one worked through

Practise Floating & Sinking

Everything on QuizByt for Class 1 Science that goes with this lesson: read it first, then test yourself while it is fresh.

๐Ÿง  4 quizzes on Floating & Sinking (4 easy)

Start easy straight after reading, while Floating & Sinking is fresh, and the score is kept against this topic.

๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Printable worksheet

Floating & Sinking on paper for Class 1, with room to write the working out. Preview the first page free.

๐ŸŽฎ Games for Class 1 Science

Memory and reasoning games at the right level for Class 1. Passing a quiz on Floating & Sinking earns the credits that open them.

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