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Unpoppable Bubbles!

From SciShow Kids

Unpoppable Bubbles!
4 minK1st2nd3rdScience
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Summary

“Unpoppable Bubbles!” is a short SciShow Kids science video for the K–5 classroom. It explores why some things float and others sink. Quick to drop into a science lesson, a center, or a few spare minutes before the bell.

Viewer safety

All ages
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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Discussion

This video explores why some objects float while others sink.

  1. What in this video floats, and what sinks?
  2. What do you think makes something float?
  3. How could you test an object to see if it will float?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: float, sink, water, predict.

Try it: Predict and then test whether five small objects sink or float in a bowl of water.

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