How To Float An Egg In Water

If you've ever dropped an uncooked egg into a glass of water, you may have noticed that the egg sinks to the bottom of the glass. This happens because the density of the egg is greater than the density of the water. You can teach children about density and how it affects an object's buoyancy with a simple experiment. Once you change the density of the water, the same egg that once sank to the bottom of the glass will float on top of the water.

Step 1

Fill a four cup glass measuring cup with 3 cups of cold water.

Step 2

Place an uncooked egg into the measuring cup and observe how the egg sinks to the bottom of the cup. Remove the egg from the cup before you continue.

Step 3

Pour 1/4 cup of salt into the measuring cup and stir the water with a spoon until the salt dissolves.

Step 4

Place the uncooked egg in the water again and observe how the egg floats on the water.