hydrostatics

Captain Kidd and his crew explain why thing float and why some sink, including explainations of terms like gravity, buoyancy, and density.

Introduces terms and concepts related to floating and sinking through descriptive text, photographs, and a story about a young girl learning how to swim.

Features a brief discussion of water, where it comes from, and how it is used, and provides instructions for seven water-related science experiments.

The kids from Ms. Frizzle's class learn lessons about why objects float or sink when they board the Magic School Bus--tranformed into a bus-boat--to investigate a report of a monster living in Walker Lake.