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  • Coco de Mer

    Discover just how big the seeds for this plant and why what this plant looked like was a mystery for so long!  Then have a go at your own buoyancy investigation.

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      This demonstration and investigation allows children to further develop their ideas about buoyancy.

      A Microsoft word version of the results table is available for printing.

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