{"id":3715,"date":"2026-03-17T15:50:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2028b\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:50:46","slug":"buoyancy-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/class2028b\/2026\/03\/17\/buoyancy-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Buoyancy- Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Primary 5 have been investigating the principles of floating and sinking in water. They made predictions before carrying out experiments to test their ideas. In the final part of the lesson, they were challenged to design and build a tin foil boat capable of holding weight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3712\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2028b\/uploads\/sites\/18486\/2026\/03\/17154816\/IMG_2274-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2028b\/uploads\/sites\/18486\/2026\/03\/17154816\/IMG_2274-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2028b\/uploads\/sites\/18486\/2026\/03\/17154816\/IMG_2274-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2028b\/uploads\/sites\/18486\/2026\/03\/17154816\/IMG_2274-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3711\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2028b\/uploads\/sites\/18486\/2026\/03\/17154713\/IMG_2270-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2028b\/uploads\/sites\/18486\/2026\/03\/17154713\/IMG_2270-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2028b\/uploads\/sites\/18486\/2026\/03\/17154713\/IMG_2270-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2028b\/uploads\/sites\/18486\/2026\/03\/17154713\/IMG_2270-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3710\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/class2028b\/uploads\/sites\/18486\/2026\/03\/17154535\/IMG_2273-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" 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