2. Table of Contents
A boat floats
A key sinks
Plastic ducky floats / Metal wrench sinks
Click these
iMovie demonstration of wood, metal and plastic.
Example of Pixie Assessment
Objectives, S.O.L., Assessment
Citations

3. A key sinks.

4. A boat floats.

5. Sink
Why ?

6. Click to see it SINK or FLOAT.

7. Click to see it SINK or FLOAT.

8. Click to see it SINK or FLOAT.

9. Click to see them SINK or FLOAT.

10. Click to see it SINK or FLOAT.

11. Float?
Sink?

12. Plastic Metal Wood

13. Example of Pixie Assessment

14. Objectives and Assessment
Objectives
To introduce and reinforce VA Science Standards Of Learning
 VA. SOL K.1.e Investigation - The student will conduct
investigations in which a set of objects is separated into two
groups based on a single physical attribute.
 VA SOL K.5.c Properties of Water - The student will investigate
and understand that water flows and has properties that can be
observed and tested. Key concepts include: some materials float
in water, while others sink.
Assessments
Observation of small groups as they navigate through the slide
show.
Pixie exercise sorting metal, plastic, and wooden objects by
clicking and dragging above or below the water.

15. Citations
Images from Microsoft Clip Art. Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2008 for Mac. (
Version 12.1.5 (081119)) [ComputerSoftware].
Image from PIXIE® 2. PIXIE® 2. ( 2.11.2) [Computer Software]. Retrieved
from http://tech4learning.com/pixie
Virginia Department of Education. (2003). VDOE Science standards of
learning. Retrieved from
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/index
.shtml