Energy and Forces

Floating and Sinking - Ms Screeneys Senior Infants design a lifejacket

Pupils in Ms Screeneys Sen Infants have been thinking about lifejackets and how they work. They decided to test a variety of materials to see which would sink or which would float. This topic involved both exploring how forces act on objects and cause some to float or sink and also involved exploring some of the other properties of materials to see which ones might be suitable for a life jacket. They used their findings to help their favourite lego person to stay afloat in the water.