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Buoyancy

physical science Maturity 11-13

Water can push things up.

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This push helps things float. Some things stay on top. Other things sink to the bottom.
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It helps a duck swim. It helps a big boat stay up. Do you like to swim in water?

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Approximation of an arbitrary volume as a...
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