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Boat Float STEM Challenge – Buoyancy Engineering Design Activity | Grades K–8
In the Paper Lifeboat STEM Challenge, students become marine engineers as they design and build a lifeboat made entirely from paper and simple classroom materials that can safely float and carry passengers (cargo). This hands-on STEM challenge introduces students to buoyancy, displacement, stability, and structural design while using the Engineering Design Process to solve a real-world survival problem. This engaging, low-prep STEM activity is perfect for STEM labs, science classrooms, engi
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Sink or Float Hands on Experiment & Worksheet Physical Sciences, Forces Year F-2
This sink or float experiment and worksheet is the hands on experience you've been looking for to explore Forces, push and pull and sinking and floating with your year/grade F-2 students. How you can use this Sink or Float Hands on Experiment & Worksheet:teach forces and how they make objects move and stopidentify objects that float and sinkprovide hands on experience in this fun experimentdevelop prediction and observation skillsWhat's included in this Sink or Float Hands on Experiment & Work
K - 2nd
Other (Science), Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
K-PS2-1
Also included in: Strength & Direction of Push and Pull Forces - Year F-2 STEAM Unit
Sink or float? cut and paste activity worksheets
Sink or float? This entertaining activity will assist your pupils in responding to this question! Allow your students to put everyday classroom objects to the test in a creative way. Students will cut out the picture and paste it in the correct category.Answer keys are included.These objects are needed for this experiment:Tennis ballSpoonKeyFeatherCoinRubber duckHummerRoseScrewBaby milk bottleScissorLeafFor more freebies and new products you only need to follow my store.
PreK - 3rd
General Science, Physics, Science
Will it Float? Science Density Experiment
In this experiment, students will develop an understanding of density and use mass and volume to calculate the density of film canisters filled with different objects.
5th - 9th
Physical Science, Physics
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces and Motion Experiment Lab Density Buoyancy NGSS
Sink or Float? This Balanced and Unbalanced Forces and Motion Experiment Lab Density Buoyancy NGSS is Hands-On STEM Challenge Exploring Buoyancy, Density, and Forces. Engage your students with this interactive, low-prep science lab that brings balanced and unbalanced forces, density, and buoyancy to life through a fun aluminum foil boat challenge! What This Science Activity Covers: Balanced and unbalanced forces Buoyancy and density Gravity and Weight Scientific method (hypothesis, testing
4th - 11th, Adult Education
Math, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS2-2
Pumpkins Afloat! Density and Buoyancy Experiment
Sink or float? In Pumpkins Afloat!, students test different pumpkins to discover how density and air pockets affect buoyancy. Perfect for building inquiry skills as students predict, test, and compare outcomes in this festive hands-on lab. Includes: Full 5E lesson and mini-lab Prediction and data chart CER writing prompt Optional extension: Pumpkin Boat Challenge TEKS: 5.6C, 5.6D NGSS: 5-PS1-3, 3–5-ETS1-2
3rd - 5th
General Science, Physical Science, Physics
Properties of Matter Phenomenon-Based Learning Text and Student Pages
Engage your students in exploring why giant steel ships float while small rocks sink! This unit introduces key physical science concepts of mass, volume, and density through a hands-on, inquiry-driven approach. Students will: Investigate properties of matter: mass, volume, shape, and density Conduct simple tests to predict and explain sinking and floating Reflect on how engineers use matter’s properties to design floating structures Includes: ✅ Phenomenon reading with discussion and critical thi
4th - 6th
General Science, Physical Science, Physics
Forces and Motion Interactive Notebook
This activity comes in a DIGITAL and PRINTABLE version! Learn about floating, balanced and unbalanced forces, carry out virtual experiments on gravity and friction. Find out about famous scientists such as Newton and Galileo. The interactive notebook format is designed for easy printing and use in students class books using lift and learn flaps! Grade 5-7 The Topics covered include: Interactive notebooks 1.Types of forces Introduce different types of contact and non contact forces 2.Balanced
5th - 7th
Graphing, Physics
Also included in: Science Interactive Notebook Bundle Grade 3-6
Density Slides & Illustrated Notes | Differentiated | Pairs YT Video
These guided notes pair with the YouTube video HERE.Why does one balloon float and another balloon fall? And why do some liquids always end up back on top no matter how much we shake and flip them upside down? Let’s find out together in this episode all about DENSITY! The Differentiated Illustrated Notes can be used with the slides presentation or the linked YT video. The slides presentation has 20 slides with vocabulary & practice slides. INCLUDED:4 versions of Illustrated Notes for differenti
4th - 8th
General Science, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS1-2
Forces-Pressure in Air & Liquids-Distance Learning & Homeschool-Middle School
This is an action-packed distance learning or home school lesson on air pressure and pressure in liquids. What’s CoveredThis fully resourced lesson includes an animated PowerPoint which:demonstrates use of the equation pressure = force/area;explains and gives examples of the relationship between pressure, force and area;specifies units for pressure as N/m2 and Pascals;explains the relationship between upthrust and floating and sinking;explains why number air particles decrease with altitudeex
5th - 9th
General Science, Physics, Science
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Light [Natural and Artificial] Activities
An engaging set of activities support the study of examples of natural and artificial light. Includes both color and black and white versions. Comes complete with solutions. Activity 1: Cut and PasteStudents cut out each of the objects and then arrange, organize and paste them into the correct positions on the graphic organizer provided. Activity 2: Sort and StoreStudents cut out each of the sink or float cards and then sort and store them in the science notebook sleeves provided. Activity 3: Co
1st - 3rd
Physics, Science
NEWTON’S LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION: gravitational force mass distance, planet
NEWTON’S LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION: gravitational force mass distance, planetary orbits Kepler, gravitational potential energy, space travel trajectories, Newton vs Einstein relativity reading comprehension passages. Why do apples fall but satellites soar, could you hurl a cannonball hard enough to loop Earth forever? Students uncover how massive planets yank moons into endless dances, spacecraft pirouette around Jupiter for free speed boosts, and black holes shred light itself. They explore
5th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
Submarine Density Engineering Lab — Ballast Tank Design
This engineering challenge takes the complex physics of buoyancy and turns it into a hands-on mechanical system. By manipulating air volume with a syringe, students act as "ballast control officers," gaining a concrete understanding of how density dictates whether an object defies or succumbs to gravity in a fluid. Activity DescriptionBuild a Submarine is a premier STEM engineering lab that focuses on Archimedes' Principle and Density Control. Unlike static sink-or-float activities, this lab r
5th - 12th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
Also included in: Scientific Method and Measurement Skill Labs Bundle
Density Detectives: TEKS 6.6D Review & STAAR Prep Practice Sheet
Help your students crack the case of density with this engaging and standards‑aligned practice sheet! Perfect for 6th grade TEKS 6.6D or as a STAAR review for 8th grade science, this resource blends vocabulary practice, reading comprehension, math application, and multiple choice questions into one cohesive activity. Students won’t just memorize formulas—they’ll apply their knowledge to real‑world scenarios like distinguishing fool’s gold from real gold, predicting whether objects will sink
5th - 8th
General Science, Other (Science), Physics
Also included in: The STAAR Survival Kit: 6th Grade TEKS Edition
Properties of Matter Experiment Booklet - AB Science Grade 5 - with rubric
Properties of Matter Experiment Booklet – Mass, Volume, and Density LabsGrade 5 New Alberta CurriculumGet students hands-on with the particle model of matter through this engaging and curriculum-aligned Properties of Matter Experiment Booklet! This resource guides students through four interactive stations where they investigate mass, volume, and density using simple materials. Students will: Measure mass using a balance scale Explore volume with liquid mixing experiments Compare the densit
4th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physics
NGSS
5-PS1-3
Bill Nye the Science Guy - Buoyancy
Includes 3 different handouts with answer keys to accompany the Bill Nye the Science Guy video for Buoyancy. The handouts include 2 fill-in-the-blanks (same questions, but 1 includes a word bank) and a fill-in-the-blank for the song at the end! You can use any of the handouts to fit your needs including just singing the song at the end without filling in the blanks! The questions are in order so they do not have to worry about searching all over the page to complete it all.
The videos can be
2nd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
General Science, Physics, Science
Forces-Pressure in Air & Liquids Explained Fully Resourced Lesson-Middle School
This is a comprehensive and enjoyable introduction to pressure for middle school science students. The fully resourced topic comes with an engaging animated PowerPoint and a collection of thirteen worksheets, guided notes, activities and homework. All answers are provided. A one – page flow chart lesson plan shows where logical choices can be made between resources if time requires. What's IncludedThis fully resourced lesson includes an animated PowerPoint which: demonstrates use of the equation
5th - 9th
General Science, Physics, Science
NGSS 4-PS3-1 Energy and Speed 5E Digital INB DISTANCE LEARNING
This digital interactive notebook is written to align with NGSS 4-PS3-1. The tabs lead students through a 5E Lesson Plan. Through this journey students will do two close readings with questions: one on What is Energy and the other is on Potential and Kinetic Energy. Students explore Speed and Energy with two Science Labs entitled Lab 1 Penny on Flat Surface and Lab 2 Marble Speed. Students will analyze charts and create their own chart. They will be asked to analyze and interpret the
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Physical Science, Physics
CCSS, NGSS
RI.4.1
, RI.4.3
, W.4.2
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