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Science Y1 – Floating and sinking - overview

FLOATING AND SINKING

Truth to Teach (Source)

Job 9:8 ‘He alone . . treadeth upon the waves of the sea.’

God alone has the freedom to operate within the limitations
of the laws governing floating and sinking as established by
Him, or cut across them, as He sees fit.

Learning for Life (Fulfilment)

1. To help children appreciate God's deity.

2. To help them understand that whether an object sinks or floats
depends on:
• the material of which it is made.
• the shape of the object.
• whether or not it is filled with air ( or similar acting
gas).

3. To help the children appreciate how this knowledge is applied in

boat building and loading, and in life-saving equipment

Way to Work (Means)

Week 1 Introduction.

Explanation/demonstration of the terms to float and to sink.
Group work-testing different objects to see if they float or
sink.
Recording results.

Week 2 Does plasticine float or sink?
Will all ‘balls’ sink?

Group work. Testing spherical objects of various sizes and
materials. Recording this.
Will all trays/lids float? Experiment altogether.

Week 3 Our best cargo boat.

Week 4 Drawing conclusions from our experiment, and a look at
submarines.

Week 5 Life-saving puzzle. Test.

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