Sink or Float? by Laura Tope https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7 Why do some fruits float and others sink? Tell the class which fruits surprised you! en-us 2021-08-20 21:55:17 UTC 2026-04-20 19:22:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f914.png https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3307695248 necause of their weight

]]> 2025-01-28 21:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3307695248 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3307699396 Also because the stuff inside or the peels

]]> 2025-01-28 21:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3307699396 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3307715839 alsobecause the way they r formed

]]> 2025-01-28 22:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3307715839 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3307782717 maybe the amount of water

]]> 2025-01-28 23:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3307782717 logan smith https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3308646643 Some of them sink because they have more mass than the water.

Mass of an object is the amount Stuff packed into it.

]]> 2025-01-29 16:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3308646643 DariusJ https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3308799403 I think that some sink because of the mass amount they have, for example, the cherries are the smallest item, and they sink, and the watermelon is the biggest item, and it floats.

]]> 2025-01-29 18:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3308799403 Dalia https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3310207132 I think is has to do with the rations of water vs actual solids.

]]> 2025-01-30 18:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3310207132 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3310357483 Because of mass.

]]> 2025-01-30 20:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3310357483 Mrs. T If it was mass alone, then how do you account for the small things sinking and the big things floating? There has to be more to it than just mass alone.... https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3311254492

]]> 2025-01-31 15:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3311254492 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3311682091 maybe because of the pit, like an avocado, or or how you put it in the water, or if you peel the fruit, the fruit may consume the water, and that could weigh it down

]]> 2025-01-31 21:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3311682091 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313044774 If there is any type of air in the fruit it would be more likely to float and if its very heavy it is more likely to sink.

]]> 2025-02-03 04:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313044774 MUnriah https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313553752 some fruits sink because of there density and mass and other fruit float because they have less mass and density

]]> 2025-02-03 12:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313553752 Frank Marles https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313772575 Mabey its because some of the fruits mass are lighter than water.

]]> 2025-02-03 14:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313772575 Emma L https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313808114 Why some sink and some don't is because the mass and the density of the items.

]]> 2025-02-03 15:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313808114 Liz Stanton https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313817071 the mango surprised me also how the unpeeled orange floated, and the peeled orange did not


because of mass

]]> 2025-02-03 15:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313817071 Uwais https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313836430 Less Density some have less mass and desinity then the other.

]]> 2025-02-03 15:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313836430 Autumn K https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313856614 some sink and some dont cause of mass

]]> 2025-02-03 15:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313856614 why fruits float or sink is because some are different mass https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313857907 2025-02-03 15:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313857907 Hadiya https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313882636 More density an object has more likely it will sink.

]]> 2025-02-03 16:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313882636 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313891650 It depends the weight of the fruit and the amount of water.

]]> 2025-02-03 16:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313891650 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313914402 I think it depends on the mass of water in the fruit.

]]> 2025-02-03 16:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313914402 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313937838 The more density it has the more likely it is to sink

]]> 2025-02-03 16:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313937838 Addison Chase https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313965207 I think that it depends on the weight

]]> 2025-02-03 16:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313965207 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313966921 some stuff can have more mass and still float because it has more air in it

]]> 2025-02-03 16:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313966921 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313967659 It depends on the weight of the fruit.

]]> 2025-02-03 17:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313967659 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313974029 It depinds on how heavy it is

]]> 2025-02-03 17:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313974029 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313993308 depends on the density and mass the fruit has.

]]> 2025-02-03 17:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313993308 Joe https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313998979 I think that some sink because they are more dense and don't have as much air or liquid trapped inside.


The lime surprised me because limes are very similar to lemons which floated, but the limes did not float.

]]> 2025-02-03 17:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3313998979 Ava Bohner https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314050163 I think that some sink because of there density.

]]> 2025-02-03 18:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314050163 Tim https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314085086 I think it has something to do with density, mass, and weight.


The cherries surprised me, because of how small and lightweight they are.

]]> 2025-02-03 18:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314085086 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314132944 I think which fruits float depend on the density. I was surprised by the peeled orange.

]]> 2025-02-03 19:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314132944 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314160433 I think that it's because of density and the amount of air/water is stuck or gets trapped inside. I was surprised by a lot of those

]]> 2025-02-03 19:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314160433 Vail S. https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314163239 I assume the reason some fruits don't float is because of their density and their content of oxygen because if you are swimming in a pool and you take in air you will start to float up. I was surprised the banana didn't float.

]]> 2025-02-03 19:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314163239 Gianina I. https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314442767 Depends on mass or density of the fruit.

]]> 2025-02-04 00:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314442767 Blake https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314452645 Because of the density of the fruit

]]> 2025-02-04 01:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314452645 Arielle G. https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314473380 I think its depending on how much denisity and mass they have.

]]> 2025-02-04 01:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314473380 Ben H https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314502914 the reason is some of them are more dense than others.

]]> 2025-02-04 01:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314502914 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314808344 some are more dense than others.

]]> 2025-02-04 06:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3314808344 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3326052316 differences in density is the reason some sink and some float. the watermelon suprised me because it is mostly water, and quite heavy.

]]> 2025-02-12 16:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3326052316 https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3326513857 i was too surprised to see that the lemon floated because i thought it had a weight to sink it .

]]> 2025-02-12 23:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3326513857 Ben G https://padlet.com/palcschool/ghbz2e10o1xq2nr7/wish/3342685202 i think some float and some sink from the difference in density.

the mango surprised me


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