SALT WATER EXPERIMENT

Step 1: What do we know?

 The ocean is made up of salt water.

 Rivers, lakes and swimming pools are fresh water.

Step 2: Ask a Question???

Do objects float better in the ocean (salt water) or in a

lake or swimming pool (fresh water)?

Will an egg float or sink in salt water?

Will an egg float or sink in fresh water?

Step 3: Make a Guess

 The egg will float in water and sink in

water.
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Step 4: Do the experiment

Materials: water, salt, eggs, plastic cups, measuring cup

1. Make salt water; mix 1/3 cup salt to 1 ½ cups warm water.
2. Stir until salt is gone (dissolved).
3. Pour 1 ½ cups water into another cup.
4. Ask the question; “Do you think the egg will float or sink in the
fresh water?
 Explain: fresh water is like a lake or river
5. Put egg in fresh water and OBSERVE……
6. Ask the question; “Do you think the egg will float or sink in the
salt water?
 Explain: salt water is like the ocean
 Let the students smell & taste the salt water
7. Put the egg in the salt water and OBSERVE…..
8. Discuss and explain: salt water is denser than fresh water
 The egg will float in salt water because the egg is lighter than salt
water
 The egg will sink in fresh water because the egg is heavier
9. Extension: slowly pour the fresh water into a glass with the salt
water and the floating egg and OBSERVE…..
 The egg should float in the middle of the cup
 Explain: fresh water is lighter than salt water, so the egg should float
on top of the salt water.
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Step 5: Results

1.Did the egg float in fresh water?

YES NO

2.Did the egg float in salt water?

YES NO

3.What happened when you mixed the salt and fresh

water? Did the egg float?

YES NO

Explain: