Will it Sink or Float?

We have been busy the past 2 weeks exploring and sorting objects in Math. Using a collection of common objects, the students explored, identified and sorted them into groups. Their work focuses on similar attributes, and developing and defining categories based on physical attributes.

Then we used that same collection of common objects to find out which things sink and which things float. The students had to find out as much information as possible about each item. Does it always sink? Does it always float? Does anything else happen to it? After their experiment was over the students had to draw a pictures or a graph to show what they found out about their collection. Each group were able to share their Representing Sink-and-Float Data.