Do You Think it Will Float?

 

Today I taught them the scientific method.  We talked about how scientist are curious people and they wonder about things.  Then they make some guesses before they do experiments to see it they were right.  I had the students guess if they thought certain items would float or sink.  They wrote that in marker in the "Guess" column.  Then we did the experiment using "Preheim's Pond".  I would ask, "Do you think it would float?"  They would do a drum roll on the table before I tossed it into the pond.  Then they would use their pencil to write "Yes or No".  It was a lot of fun and there was quite a bit of cheering!  At the end, we all threw our pencils in to be silly!  Guess what?  They floated!