Workshop

Materials

Fish Tank

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Objects that Sink or Float

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Step by Step

1. Make your predictions

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2. Test the objects

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3. Pick Boat Material

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4. Build your Boat


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5. Sink your Boat

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For Teachers

Animoto Video

Directions to Fold a Boat

Floating - The Lesson

Vocabulary

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Displacement 

How much the water rises when you put a object in water 

Buoyancy

The force that acts against the objects weight

Float

Remains on the surface of water

Sink

Falls to the bottom

Origami

Folding Paper

Types of Paper you Can Use

Construction Paper

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Aluminum Foil

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Wax Paper

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Paper Bag

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Newspaper

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