Predict and test everyday objects as to whether they sink or float.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "If My Bark Sink", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Sophia On and can access a printable version of this piece.

This lesson plan is designed to have young children explore the concept of sinking vs. floating by using the skills of prediction, observation and classification.

This activity asks students to analyze evidence presented in the 'In the Matter of the Petition of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, Limited, for Limitation of its Liability as owner of the steamship TITANIC' case that began after...

Become an engineer, and design a submarine that moves in the water like a real submarine. Try making it sink, float, and hover in the water.

Students studying buoyancy will better understand its concepts with this virtual experiment using various balloons and testing what makes them float or sink.

Students will analyze claims filed by survivors, families of victims and owners of cargo of the Titanic disaster. They will examine claims for loss of life, loss of property and injuries that were filed as part of 'In the Matter of the...

Thought provoking entry discusses the many outrageous ideas about the so-called mysterious disappearances of the Bermuda Triangle area in the Atlantic Ocean.

President Wilson's claim, "he kept us out of war," did not last. Read about the increasing number of reasons for American to declare war against Germany. See why war was finally declared in April, 1917.

The importance of the carbon cycle, how it works, the sources of carbon, and the steps in the carbon cycle are explained here.