floating bodies

Oliver Wendell Iscovitch turns his new-found talent of floating when he holds his breath to a distinct advantage.

Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about buoyancy, and conducts two experiments that demonstrate the effects of object, shape, and pressure on buoyancy.

Presents simple activities and experiments that demonstrate buoyancy by observing why some things sink and others float in water.

An introduction to the science of water, using simple science experiments that show why things float or sink and how we use these properties of water for such things as designing boats and lifting objects out of water.

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate urban legends, including if a child be lifted off the ground by helium balloons and if ping pong balls can be used to raise a sunken ship.

While trying to cross a moat, Archimedes the Goat and Skinny the Hen learn why objects sink or float.

An introduction to density that explains how it determines whether objects float or sink and discusses how people use floating and sinking in their lives.

An introduction to the difference between floating and sinking.

Explains to children why some objects float and some sink.

Explores why some objects float in water and others sink, providing ideas for simple demonstrations of related concepts.