Sink and Float

In conjunction with our pirate week, I decided we should try our hand at "Sink and Float".   Here are a few items I gathered from around the house.  Before an object could be placed in the water, each kiddo had to make a prediction (a smart guess) as to what would happen.  Would the object sink or float?  I love how surprised they are when the object acts differently then they predicted.

  

After we tried the objects I collected, I had them gather some objects from the classroom.  Wooden blocks float wonderfully.

 Our pirates didn't float...

 Ok, here they were REALLY getting into it!  It is hard to tell which items are floating and which items are simply resting on all the toys beneath it.  Ha ha!