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Sink or Float? Cut and Paste Worksheet

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    Updated:  04 Oct 2024

Identify objects that sink and float with a printable cut-and-paste science worksheet for early years.

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    Editable:  Google Slides

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    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  P - F

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teaching resource

Sink or Float? Cut and Paste Worksheet

  • Updated

    Updated:  04 Oct 2024

Identify objects that sink and float with a printable cut-and-paste science worksheet for early years.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  P - F

Identify objects that sink and float with a printable cut-and-paste science worksheet for early years.

Let’s Observe Matter! Early Years Science Activity 

Get ready for a hands-on activity in Foundation Year Science! In this activity, young learners will discover the basics of observable properties of matter. Designed for our littlest learners, this fun and simple activity helps children demonstrate their knowledge of objects that sink and float.

Why download this free resource? Here are just a few reasons why you and your students are sure to love it!

⭐ Easy to Use: Just print and go! This resource saves valuable prep time for engaging lessons

⭐Hands-On Learning: Foster active engagement with this interactive sorting exercise, perfect for tactile and visual learners.

⭐Skill Enhancement: Boost your students’ sorting skills while guiding them in distinguishing between objects that float and sink.

Sink or Float? Cut and Sort Worksheet

This resource download includes a printable Sink or Float? cut-and-paste worksheet. To complete the activity, students cut out the objects shown and sort them into two categories based on whether they think the object will sink or float. This would be a perfect way to get your students to make predictions prior to an in-class Sink or Float? Demonstration.

Download, Print, and Go!

This resource is available as an easy-to-use Google Slides or Printable PDF Resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file format. Make your copies, pass them out to your students, and you’re ready to begin!


This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.


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