Materials that Float and Sink

MARITA R. AGUILAR
 REVIEW

 Let us go back to the activity we did in our previous

lesson. Can you still recall it?
 What do you remember about the lesson?
 Which materials absorbed water? Which did not?
What is the difference?

Sink means… Float means…

Tofall to the bottom of To stay on top
water
 Some things float on top of water, some things
stay submerged partway down, and some things
sink.
 Some things sink very fast and some things sink
very slowly.
 Anobject’s shape can affect its ability to float, but some
materials float no matter what their shape – such as Styrofoam
and balsa wood.
 Some things float at first, but then sink as they absorb water or
take water on through holes.
 Why do some people use floaters
(salbabida) in swimming pools?

 People use floaters in swimming pool

to keep them afloat in water.
 Explain why large boats or ships
float on water.
 Largeships and boats float on
water because the upward push of
the water is greater than their
weights.
 Explain why life vest keep you
afloat in the sea?
 Lifevests keeps us afloat in water
because it makes us occupy a
bigger space, increasing the
upward force of the water on us
making us float
Classify materials according to whether they float or sink in a
body of water
Assignment
Go to your kitchen. Get five materials
and test whether they float or sink