Science Behind Floating

How can a shop prevent sinking?

• displacement

• swimming

• limiting people

• having floaties

What does displacement mean?

• placing the dishes

• when an object is displaced water is pushed aside

• when you go shopping

• floating in place

What is an example of displacement?

• when you load people onto a ship

• when ducks fly

• when you drop an ice cube in a full glass of water and water spills out

• forgetting where you put something

What is an example of displacement?

• forgetting to put on sunscreen

• swimming backwards

• taking the dog for a walk

• when the bath tub is full of water, you get in, and water spills out

How do ships displace water?

• wide bottom

• deep bottom

• empty space

• all of these

What is light...

• floats

• sinks

• swims

• goes around

What is heavy...

• floats

• sinks

• swims

• goes around

Density means

• the amount of mass something has, relative to its volume

• you can't see through it

• it is heavy

• it can disappear

True or False: A bucket of sand is more dense then an empty bucket.

• true

• false

What does H20 mean?

• hello

• water

• food

• ship