Float a Boat!

Float a Boat!

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Social Studies, Physical Ed

1st - 6th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

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Wayground Content

Used 1+ times

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Webb and Bill explore the concept of floating and sinking by building and testing canoes made from aluminum foil. They explain how displacement allows objects to float and demonstrate this by filling their canoes with marbles until they sink. The video concludes with a discussion on why the canoes sank, emphasizing the relationship between the weight of the displaced water and the object.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the principle that explains why objects float?

Density

Gravity

Displacement

Buoyancy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What materials did the hosts use to make their canoes?

Paper and string

Aluminum foil and tape

Plastic and glue

Wood and nails

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to have the ends of the canoe taller than the middle?

To ensure it floats better

To use less material

To make it look like a real canoe

To make it easier to hold

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the hosts use to test how much the canoes could hold?

Rocks

Marbles

Sand

Water

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when the weight of the canoe exceeds the water it can displace?

It floats higher

It stays the same

It sinks

It moves faster

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