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General
Floating and Sinking: Everyday Science in Middle School - paper presented at AARE conference, 2004
http://www.aare.edu.au/04pap/moo04323.pdf
Teaching Ideas and Lesson plans
Investigating Floating - some simple practical activities designed by UniServe Science
floating.docWill it Float? - from Surfing Scientist, ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/pdf/lesson_plan14.pdfFloating and sinking - from Resources - Science and Environmental Education, School of Education, Deakin University
http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/education/sci-enviro-ed/early_years/floating.phpSink or Float? - lesson plan from Science NetLinks
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=4&DocID=164Floating and Sinking - from One Potato, Two Potato, BBC North Ireland Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/potato/pdf/summer2007/pr_03.pdfFloating and Sinking - from Science Tips, Primary Curriculum Support Programme, Ireland
http://www.pcsp.ie/html/intouch/Science/Floating%20and%20Sinking.pdf
Using flotation
Extracting Gold: Floth Flotation - lesson plan from NSW Minerals Council
http://www.nswmin.com.au/education/staffroom/lessons_and_units_of_work/primary_lessons2/extracting_gold_-_froth_flotation
Multimedia
Sinking and Floating - a series of videos with background essays and discussion questions from Teachers' Domain
http://www.teachersdomain.org/sci/phys/matter/sink/index.htmlA Boat That Floats - short video from Teachers' Domain
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/lsps07/sci/phys/matter/cgboatfloat/index.htmlDensity and Buoyancy: Experimenting with Club Soda - short video from Teachers' Domain
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/phy03/sci/phys/matter/zsoda/index.htmlDensity and Buoyancy: Testing Liquids - short video from Teachers' Domain
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/phy03/sci/phys/matter/zoil/index.html
Interactive Multimedia
Part 2: Float and Sink - from Nash's Adventures 5 - 7 years, BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/5_7entry/8.shtml
Interactive Whiteboard Software
Floating and Sinking - from National Grid for Learning Cymru, Wales
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Science/Keystage2/Materialsandthe/Floatingandsink/Introduction/default.htm
Other KLAs
Bath time with Archimedes - Graphing activity, from Maths Online
http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/gamesroom/sims/archi/data.htmlSleek Geeks Science Eureka Schools Prize - see Eureka, from ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/science/sleekgeeks/eureka/2008/