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Float Your Boat Part III

by jbirdmarketing | Apr 24, 2023

Use Play-Doh to explore why objects float or sink! ⛵️ This week we are changing the shape of our objects to see how it affects buoyancy. You’ll notice that mass, the quantity of matter in an object, is not the only factor that matters!


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