Sink or Float

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Sink
or
Level: E
DRA: 8
Science
Strategy:
Visualize
Word Count: 161
1.6.29 Build Vocabulary
by Olivia Kress
illustrated by Sally Vitsky
by Olivia Kress
illustrated by Sally Vitsky
Sink or
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Some things sink.
Some things float.
Do you have any idea
why they sink or float?
Let’s find out why.
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Hello!
This is a block of wood.
Will it sink or float?
Turn the page to
find out.
4
The block of wood is
on top of the water.
That means that
it floats.
Wood almost always
floats.
5
Hello!
These are keys.
Will they sink or float?

Turn the page
to find out.
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The keys sink!
They have gone to
the bottom of the water.
Why did they sink?
They are very heavy.
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Hello!
These are leaves.
Will they sink or float?
Turn the page
to find out.
8
The leaves float!
One leaf floats behind
the other.
Leaves are very light.
That is why they float.
9
Hello!
This is a pumpkin.
Will it sink or float?
Turn the page
to find out.
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What happened?
The pumpkin is heavy.
But a pumpkin also has

a lot of air inside.
The air makes it float.
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Responding
WORDS TO KNOW
Word Builder
Which word is a naming word?
behind, leaves
Text to World Leaves float in
water. What other things float
in water?
Talk About It
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almost
any
behind
gone
happened
hello
idea
leaves
WORDS TO KNOW
TARGET STRATEGY
Visualize
Picture what is happening as
you read.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1431864
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books

Sink
or
Level: E
DRA: 8
Science
Strategy:
Visualize
Word Count: 161
1.6.29 Build Vocabulary
by Olivia Kress
illustrated by Sally Vitsky