We hope your day is float-tastic! Thanks for sharing your comment, Kenneth V! We're so glad you enjoyed today's floating Wonder-- we sure learned a lot! The pufferfish sounds really cool, thanks for letting us know what your guess is! Hey there, Wonder Friends in Mrs. Hess' Class! We're so excited that some of you have been visiting us lately-- even on the weekends!
Many believe Egyptians were the first to build ships, but even before then, people would create boats out of logs and bundles of reed. We bet you can find out some more information about the very first boats with some help from your librarian! We're so proud of you!
We're glad you learned something new with us today, Joaquin! Hess' class! Hey there, Wonder Friend Alvaro! The Titanic was believed to be unsinkable, which is why it's an incredibly tragic story. When the ship hit the iceberg, it damaged the vessel and its ability to safely float. We Wonder what book you're reading?
It sounds great! Some Wonder Friends here at Wonderopolis have been on boats before We Wonder if you have traveled by boat? You can do aluminum foil boats and put pennies in them and see if it sinks. I put pennies in a boat and I am seeing if it will float for 24 Hours. That's a neat idea, austin! Thank you for sharing it.
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If so, be sure to explore the following activities with a friend or family member: What kinds of things float? What things tend to sink? Make a list of things that float and sink and compare and contrast the items on your list. What do the things that sink have in common? What about the things that float? Does that match up with what you learned in today's Wonder of the Day?
Don't limit yourself to things in the water either! Can you think of things that float in the air? What about clouds? Have fun brainstorming! Ready for some bathtub fun? Pick out one of the following crafts and make your own homemade boat! Is it seaworthy? Does it float? Test it out against some non-floating objects, such as rocks, to see firsthand the principles discussed in today's Wonder of the Day!
Are you familiar with the story of the Titanic? You probably are. You may have even seen the movie that was made about the famous oceanic disaster. Did you know that the Titanic was called the "unsinkable" ship?
Can you imagine that? They sure were wrong, weren't they? Just about anything can be made to sink. Do some research to learn about the most buoyant things on Earth. Some things just seem to float really well. Think of a ping pong ball, for example. Can you imagine it sinking? Probably not unless there was a hole in it. If you have a ping pong ball, test it out.
Will it sink on its own? What about if you put a small hole in it? What do you have to do to make it sink? Can you find any other items that are almost unsinkable? Share your findings with your teachers and classmates at school! Did you get it? Test your knowledge. What are you wondering? Wonder Words float lazy awesome downward gravity beautiful peaceful collection homemade heavier battleship ancient scientist designed specifically displacement buoyancy disappointed Take the Wonder Word Challenge.
Join the Discussion. Vanessa Mar 14, Thank u 4 this article. It helped me a lot and I will visit it more in the future. John Ryan Dec 4, Daeus Nov 13, Nov 13, And we like our Wonder Friends. Thanks for taking the time to comment, Daeus! Gio Nov 2, Nov 4, Anonymous Jan 6, Liam Sep 16, Thanks for writing nice comments to everyone, your website is the best learning site. Aw, Daeus! You're making us blush!
Thanks for stopping by, Wonder Friend. Sep 16, You're welcome, Liam! And, thank YOU for sharing your love for Wonderopolis! Jaxon Oct 21, Thanks so much this helped so much for my science fair project. Nov 12, You're welcome, Jaxon! Did you build a boat? Liam Sep 10, Thanks so much for the help i am doing a project so this means a ton.
Sep 10, We sure hope your project goes well, Liam! Apr 25, Hi mackenzie. We hope the excerpt from this Wonder will help: "An object will float if the gravitational downward force is less than the buoyancy upward force. Eli Mar 15, This sight help me out so much.
Mar 15, We love all our Wonder Friends, too! Oct 22, Im doing project work and this helped me Sooooooooo much! Thank you! Fatimah Jun 3, I'm doing this for my science fair project, and I need some background knowledge for the boat, and I need it tomorrow. I looked at a lot of sites and I couldn't find anything, could you help me? Jun 4, Daisy Apr 26, It helped me a lot with a science project I also learned a lot.
Apr 30, How did your science project go? Selin Topaloglu Mar 15, This is a wrong statement. If the boat is floating, it is in equilibrium which means the net force act on the boat is zero.
If the buoyancy force was grater the gravitational force there would be an accelaration which would cause an upward movement. Mar 22, Thanks for sharing, Selin! It sounds like you've really researched this topic! Tommy Jan 25, This helped so much on my science fair project!
But I do have a question: Does the temperature of the water affect how a boat floats? Keaton Oct 31, Jan 29, Johnny Nov 8, Apr 28, Awesome, Meme!
We are so glad you are learning new things with us! May 15, Alexander Apr 20, I was wondering about more of the history. It's for a school project. Apr 22, Hazel Feb 16, This is a really interesting topic that I am actually doing a project on. I need to cite my sources and one of the things I need to do that is the date published and the publisher. If you don't know that's fine. Thanks and have a great day. Feb 17, Ishaan Dec 5, Does density have to do anything with this?
Please do tell me clearly!!!! Thanks for the info wonders! Dec 5, When was this published? I need to know for a project. Nov 16, Isaac Vides Oct 29, Specifically, can someone tell me what part of a boat makes it float on water, since boats are like a lot of tons heavy. Oct 31, Bob Oct 10, Thanks for answering! Me and my friend Billy just wanted to know the author.
Oct 10, Hey there, Bob! Thanks for asking. The author is Wonderopolis. Bob Oct 7, Who wrote this article? I am doing a project and to know. Oct 7, Aaron Sep 29, Rockar Oct 14, Oct 17, Sep 30, Oct 4, Daniel Feb 20, Great stuff, I was staring at an old tinny the other day and wondering this. I was like, it weighs so much how could it possibly float. It kind of made feel like a child again because I'm 25 and felt a bit stupid not know this already.
I guess the simple things you take for granted are things you never think about. Feb 23, We're glad you learned something new, Daniel! Feb 2, Hi, denise!
We're glad you liked this Wonder! Jan 19, Hi, Wonder Friend! Thanks for visiting Wonderopolis! Averi Dec 7, Dec 8, Great to hear, Averi! We hope you learned something new about boats. Averi Jan 13, So, for all of you non-mariners out there, Gard News is starting a series of articles explaining some basic aspects of ship construction and operation.
The first article of the series explains why ships float, which seems to be an obvious place to start. Density In order to establish why ships float one needs to look at the principle of density. Everybody has an idea of what density is.
Density describes how much something weighs relating to its size, or mass per unit volume. In technical terms, the density of a body is defined as the weight mass of the body in kilograms kg divided by its external volume in cubic metres m 3. From the above, only oil and wood naturally float in water. This is because fluids and materials that float in water have densities that are less than the density of water. In other words, an object's buoyancy is determined by its density in relation to the density of the surrounding liquid.
When applying this principle to ships, it is natural to question how a ship that has a hull made of steel, which has a density eight times greater than that of water, can float.
A steel bar would sink, so why don't ships? Archimedes In the third century BC, the Greek mathematician and philosopher Archimedes discovered the principle of buoyancy while relaxing in a bathing pool. When he entered the pool he noticed that water spilled over the sides and that he felt lighter. Archimedes realised that the amount of water that spilled was equal in volume to the space that his body occupied, and concluded that an object in a fluid experiences an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
If you suddenly disappeared, water would rush in to fill the space. This is the buoyant force. The buoyant force depends on how much water an object displaces.
The larger the object, the greater the buoyant force it experiences. Ah, but will that object float? So a large hollow object might float because large means more water displaced — so more buoyant force — and hollow means relatively little weight.
A small solid object might not float, however. Less water displaced results in a smaller buoyant force. But the weight of the water it displaces is more than the weight of the aircraft carrier, so it floats. Me, I weigh more than the water I displace, so I sink. The keel of the boat is deep under the water, and the ship is quite wide for most of its length.
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