Last week we went to Telus Spark for a field trip. While we were there we learned about boats, and objects that float and don't float (buoyancy). In particular we learned that:
We organized into small groups and began talking about what materials might float and might sink in water. We were able to test different materials in water and we learned that the following objects float:
Objects that did not float:
After we tested our materials, our parent volunteers and Telus Spark staff helped each group make one or two boats. These pictures shared with you what each boat looked like. The last part of our group work was to take our boats to another exhibit and test them to see if they floated or sank. All of our boats floated!
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