Floating and Sinking

The children in Junior and Senior Infants tested an array of objects to see if they would float and sink. They predicted each time before the object was placed into the water and I made it a competition to create excitement among the kids.They really enjoyed testing the objects and worked very well in teams in terms of following instructions and recording their answers. From testing different types of materials the children found that wood and plastic were great materials for designing a boat as these would float however paper would be a disaster as it would sink and disintegrate