Sinking, Floating and Suspending Investigation
(student handout continued)
Data Gathering 3:
See which objects float, sink, or suspend.
Data Gathering 4:
For any block that sinks, attach a string and use the string to attach a spring scale. Take the reading on the
scale when you suspend the block in the water. Make a table to record your data below.
Data Gathering 5:
For any block that floats use the push spring scale to push the block underwater. Measure how much force is takes to do push the
block under. Make a data table to record your data below.
Data Gathering 6:
Place a dish of water on the electronic balance. Tare the balance so it reads 0. For any object that sinks, suspend the object in the
water using a string. See if the balance has a reading other than 0. If it does, make a data table below and record the data.
Block Float, Sink or Suspend
Metal
Wood
Styrofoam
