I have been a busy little bee over the last few weeks, so I thought I would share with you what I’ve been working on. Now you may be wondering where on earth I got all this time from….well it’s because my Little Miss Two and hubby have been away in Queensland, so I have [...]
Lesson Idea For Teaching Floating and Sinking
This investigation of floating and sinking is ideal for junior primary students. Students look at the objects provided and predict if they think that object will float or sink. Students then test if their predictions are correct by performing the investigation. The attached worksheet (see link at the end of the post) can be used [...]
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