DemoTK

Egg Floats in Salt Water

Egg sinks in one and floats in the other.

Teaching & key ideas

What you do: Put egg in fresh water then concentrated salt water. What students see: Egg sinks in one and floats in the other. Why it works: Dissolved salt increases water density and buoyant force. Question to ask: Did the egg change—or the water?

Lesson flow

Predict → demonstrate → observe → briefly explain → ask: Did the egg change—or the water?