Activity 1.

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Comparing Absorption of Papers
Name: _______________________________________ Date: ___________

Problem: Which kind of paper is the most absorbent?

What you need:

 Different kinds of paper
 Beaker
 Graduated cylinder
 Water
What to do:
1. Measure 200 milliliter of water in the baker.
2. Soak the first kind of paper in the beaker with water.
3. Remove the paper and observe.
4. Measure the remaining liquids in the beaker by putting it in the
graduated cylinder.
5. Record your answer.
6. Repeat the procedure for all other kinds of paper.
Amount of liquid Amount of Amount of liquid
inside the liquid left in the absorbed (amount of
Kinds of Paper
beaker before beaker after liquid before soaking
soaking the soaking the minus amount of liquids
paper. paper. after soaking

1. Manila paper 200 mL

2. Bond paper 200 mL

3. Writing paper 200 mL

4. Art paper 200 mL

What have you found out:

Which paper absorbed the most of liquid? Which absorbed the least?
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 Activity 1.4
Ability to Float and Sink
Name: _______________________________________ Date: ___________

Problem: Why do object float?

What you need:

 A basin of water
 Different materials such as:
Wood clothe metal spoon
Plastic bottle stone paper
Rubber balls eraser apple
What to do:
1. Observe all the materials presented.
2. Put the materials in a basin with water and observe which one float
and which do not.
3. Record your findings.
Name of Materials Float Sink

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What have you found out:

1. What floats? What sinks?
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2. Does it matter how deep the water is?
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3. Does it matter how much water there is?
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Conclusion:
What makes objects float? Sink?

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