Discovery Play Activities with Your Young Child: Sink or Float?

Authors:

Hsiu-Wen Yang

Publication Date:

revised 9/19/2023

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Help your young child recognize the density and buoyancy of objects. In this activity, children can predict and test what objects will do in water.  Through fun-filled observations, children will learn that buoyant objects float and dense objects sink.

PDF icon DPA-Sink or Float.pdf

Audience: 

  • Families

Developmental stage: 

  • 3-5

Setting: 

  • Home

Resource Type: 

  • Activity cards (playtime, daily routines)

Topic: 

  • Science

Level of Intended Impact: 

  • Knowledge application

Language: 

  • English

Developer / Author: 

  • STEMIE

Routines and Everyday Activities: 

  • Playtime (indoors & outdoors)

Resources for Families: 

  • Discovery Play Activities