--- title: "Year 5 Water Resistance" url: "https://st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2021-03-28-14-15-10-year-5-water-resistance" school: "St Bridget's Catholic Primary School" --- # Year 5 Water Resistance ![Image of Year 5 Water Resistance](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/images/blog/A8CD2194-505B-48DB-B8F9-526AC3C4A659.jpeg) 28 March 2021 [Mrs Newby](https://st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/author/vnewby) [Year 5](https://st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) During their work on water resistance Year 5 were set the challenge of making the same piece of blu tac sink and float. 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