Name	_______________________________
Date	_______________________________

Lost at Sea Worksheet

You have learned how to make a compass. Now you can help Sailor Turvy Topsy tell her story.

Use four of these words.

diamond	magnet	north
east	magnetic rock	sank
floated	mercury	water

Write the correct words in the blank spaces to complete the story below.

Making a Compass

My name is Sailor Turvy Topsy. I got lost at sea. I made my
 
own compass and found my way home. This is what I did.
 

 
First I rubbed the __________________________ along the
 
needle. This rubbing magnetized the needle. Next, I stuck
 
the needle through the cork. Then I filled the
 
paper cup with _____________________.
 
I ________________________ the cork in the cup of liquid.
 
The needle bobbed and bounced. I waited until the
 
needle pointed __________________________ .

 
How did I know how to make a compass? I had read
 
about the first compass. A long time ago, Chinese
 
sailors invented it. They floated a small piece of
 
lodestone on some straw in a bowl. Lodestone
 
is a __________________________. When it floats,
 
it always points north. The sailors used this
 
compass to tell their direction.