Floating and Sinking

Children learn best by doing things themselves and they will really understand these concepts if they are allowed to try them out with real objects.

What You Need:

- A variety of household objects that float and sink - plastic, paper, toys, corks, feathers, pegs, foam, ping pong balls, golf balls, wood, containers with holes, etc
- A large washing up dish of water in the garden

What To Do:

This is a great activity outside on a warm, sunny day. The children will love seeing which items float and which sink and sorting them into the two categories. Sorting is also an important numeracy skill.

See if they can make some changes to some of the items that float to make them sink and vice versa. Encourage them to talk about what they are seeing.

Older children who can write may like to write about this activity to take to school for a class talk.

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501 TV-Free Activities for Kids is full of ideas that you can enjoy trying with your children. Each page contains a short list of materials you will need to collect before you begin the activity. More often than not these are everyday household items you will already have.

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