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Curated OER

Density: Float or Sink

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover density.  In this density instructional activity, students discover the properties of objects that allow them to float or sink in water.
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Curated OER

Comparing the Density of Iron

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use scientific measuring tools to collect and use scientific data. They determine the density of four different objects by using their data to explain why objects have similar/different densities even though they are both made...
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Curated OER

Worded Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this density worksheet, students solve 12 problems including finding the density of a substance or object given its mass and volume, finding the mass of an object given it's density and volume and finding the volume of an object given...
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Curated OER

To Float or Not to Float - A Lesson on Density

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students observe and experiment with the concept of density. This is done using a simple experiment that helps them to apply scientific principles of observation and proving a hypothesis.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Displacement of Water

For Students 6th - 8th
To calculate the volume of a stopper by using the method of water displacement., students work with a web animation. They observe the method and then click a button to gather information about the calculations for the stopper dropped in...
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PPT
Normal Community High School

Golf Ball Lab

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The first golf balls were made of wood and would only last for a few games. Modern golf balls last a lot longer but they don't float. The presentation provides the directions for a lab to determine the minimum amount of salt needed to...
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Purdue University

The Case of the Pilfered Pin: A Measurement Inquiry Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Who pilfered the pin? Scholars practice measurement skills as they solve the mystery of a stolen pin. They measure length, temperature, and mass and determine which of select suspects committed the crime. During the STEM hands-on...
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Curated OER

Activity #19 The Density of Alka Seltzer Gas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners (teachers) complete the activity, they should not come in contact with Alka-Seltzer. They comprehend that the density of a gas can be calculated from its mass and volume. Pupils calculate the volume of gas generated by...
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Curated OER

Determining Liquid Densities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice determining liquid densities in a short, hands-on lab activity. Students use a graduated cylinder to measure out 100 milliliters of a liquid, find its mass using a balance, and record measurements in a data...
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Curated OER

Density of a Gas

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the mass, volume, and density of a gas by producing it in a chemical reaction. The entire Density of a Gas Lab and L section of the K W L chart be formatively assessed.
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Curated OER

Physical properties of matter

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders find the physical properties of matter. In this matter lesson, 6th graders measure mass, volume, and density. Students are broken into 3 tiers with 3 different activities based on their understanding of mass and volume. 
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Curated OER

Causal Patterns in Density Phenomena

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students define density as a relationship. Through experimentation, they explore the association between the mass and volume of pure substances. Students create a data plot and analyze the patterns between mass and volume. Students...
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Curated OER

Density Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use an Excel spreadsheet to calculate the density various liquids. They take pictures of their results.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Going Fishing

For Students 6th - 12th
Why do some things float and others sink? A creative simulation allows learners to adjust mass and volume of an object to affect its buoyancy in water. A graph records the effect of each manipulation.
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Unit Plan
Anglophone School District

Fluids: Force in Fluids

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Discuss Archimedes' Principle and fluid forces with your young scientists as they describe the relationship between mass, volume, and density during a series of engaging activities. They use the Participle Theory of Matter to explore the...
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Virginia Department of Education

The Law of Conservation of Matter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The Law of Conservation of Matter can be complex for young scientists to fully grasp. Use this experiment to help simplify the process as pupils perform two experiments to determine mass: one that melts a substance and the other that...
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Cornell University

Buoyancy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Swimmers know to float by turning their bodies horizontally rather than vertically, but why does that make a difference? In an interesting lesson, scholars explore buoyancy and the properties of air and water. They test cups to see which...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Stoichiometry

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this stoichiometry activity, students review definitions and equations associated with molarity, density, atomic mass, molarity, and dilutions. This activity has 18 word problems.
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Centers for Ocean Sciences

Ocean and Great Lakes Literacy: Principle 1

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Is your current lesson plan for salt and freshwater literacy leaving you high and dry? If so, dive into part one of a seven-part series that explores the physical features of Earth's salt and freshwater sources. Junior hydrologists...
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Curated OER

To Float or Not to Float - A Lesson on Density

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils define density in their own words. In this physics lesson, students calculate density using mass and volume. They explain why some objects sink and some float.
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Curated OER

i-Density Crisis

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine the density using mass and volume. In this science lesson, 8th graders explain why some materials float or sink. They estimate the density of objects based on whether it floats or sinks in a liquid of known density.
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Curated OER

Introduction to Density

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders define density in their own words. In this physics lesson, 7th graders solve density problems using its mathematical formula. They explain why some objects flow and some sink.
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Curated OER

Move that Tower

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate ways to find the density of irregular shaped objects. In this physics lesson, students calculate density using its mass and volume. They explain why some objects float or sink in water.
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Curated OER

To Float or Not to Float, That is the Question?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders develop operational definition of density, do computations using density equation, categorize pieces of matter as being able to float on water or not, based on density, explain why some objects sink or float based on...

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