The Mystery of the Sinking Phone

In this lesson, students will read about a science club testing which objects will sink or float.

CONTENT OBJECTIVE: I can observe and predict whether objects will sink or float in water.

WIDA Standard 4 (Science): Recount an investigation and identify results.

WIDA Standard 2 (Language Arts): Use sequencing and reasoning words to explain what happened.

WIDA Standard 1 (Social/Instructional): Use frames to explain (e.g., “We thought it would float, but it ___.”).

LANGUAGE: English