Isla’s Floating Cargo: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 4. An adult reads the questions and clues aloud. Children can talk, point, sign or choose an answer. For Jumbled Words, show the matching vocabulary word and build it together; children do not need to read independently.

Vocabulary

Read these five words from the story. Talk about what they mean.

cargo: A load carried by a boat or other vehicle.
upthrust: An upward force from a fluid on an object in it.
weight: The downward force caused by gravity on an object.
waterline: The level where water meets the side of a floating object.
stability: How well something resists tipping or losing balance.

Jumbled Words

Use the clue to make a word from the story. Drag the letters with a mouse or finger, or tap a letter and then a space.

Put the story in order

Drag the pictures into order from first to last with a mouse or finger. Or tap a picture, then tap where it should go. Use arrow keys to move a focused picture.

Tell the story

Describe the sinking problem, the fair loading tests and the balanced forces on a floating boat.