Lesson 1

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 I have here two different kinds of
balls. Which ball do you think
will float and which will sink?

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Float means to stay above the surface of the water.

Sink means to go below the surface of the water.

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Have you ever
wondered why
some object sinks on
water, while some
object floats?

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Descriptive
words for Float
objects that
float and
objects that
sink. Sink

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 Rocks in a river. Does it sink?
Ice in a drink. Does it float?
Some things float. Could you use it
Some things sink. as a boat?

Floating things Try a pencil.

have buoyancy It pop up.
Test a little Try a hammer.
toy and see Try a cup.
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Test some objects
But if the water’s
in your bath.
denser, then…
Watch them.
Now you’re
Well,
doing Math
What do you think?
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If something
is denser than the water
it will sink
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 What causes objects to
sink and float?

Well, it’s all

about something
called density.

Density is the degree of

compactness as of an object.
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 Everything is made of molecules.

Molecules are tiny particles

that can be seen with a
microscope.
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Tightly packed molecules Loosely packed
in an object molecules in an object
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Objects with tightly packed molecules will sink if it is
more dense than the liquid it is immersed in.

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 Objects with loosely
packed molecules will
float if it’s less dense
than the liquid it is
placed in.

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REMEMBER: Materials with a
density less than that of a liquid
float and materials with a greater
density than the liquid sink.

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 Does the shape of an object
affects its ability to float?

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Changing the objects shape will also make its
ability to float because it holds air and
upthrusts has more space to push the object.

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 Upthrust is the force that pushes an object up
and makes it seem to lose weight in a liquid.

It is a push that always goes straight UP,

against the
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 Upthrust is the force which is responsible in
making an object float or sink in a liquid.
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 Imagine trying to hold this beach ball and this
tennis ball, under the water. Which would be
easier to hold underwater? Why?

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REMEMBER:
Shape affects upthrust. The larger
the surface area of an object, the
stronger the upthrust.

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 Density or
compactness of
an object

Type of
liquid The
Factors Affecting
material
Sinking or Floating it is
of Objects made of

Shape or
form of
an object Weight of
an object
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Float means to stay above the surface of the
water.
Sink means to go below the surface of the water.
Buoyancy is the tendency of an object to float in
liquid.
Density is the degree of compactness of an object.
Upthrust is the force that pushes an object up in a
liquid.
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Marie Jaja T. Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos Sur
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Marie Jaja T. Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos Sur