Sinking and Floating

This half term in science we have been looking at properties of materials. One of the properties we have explored is buoyancy. If a material is denser than the water it will sink. 
We have tested a variety of materials and as we are reading 'The Pirates Next Door' as part of our writing we designed and made the family a new boat. We used the materials we had tested and carefully constructed our vessels!
We tested them and we were all very happy that they all floated and would make a great new home for the 'Jolly Rodger' family!
​Why not ask us which materials we chose and why?