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- 9th - 12th
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Students locate and extract census data. They produce population density maps of the United States in different scales and analyze population density maps by observing patterns and drawing conclusions. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students explore how density changes. Students read an article on density. They observe a ball and ring demonstration and discuss the outcome. Students draw models of the demonstration and explain what happened. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students consider the causes of density at a microscopic level. They then discover that one cause of density has to do with how many protons and neutrons the material contains. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students discuss the each of the following objects/substances in terms of what contributes to their density: 1) a piece of copper; 2) a piece of bread; 3) steam in the air. They evaluate the causes in the various densities of substances. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the causes of differences in density. Students choose objects, measure the mass and volume, and calculate the density of each. They perform additional density experiments to model atoms and their correspondence to atomic masses. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students investigate the relationship between volume and mass in different liquids such as vegetable oil, rubbing lcohol and water. They measure the mass of several different volumes of each liquid and then graph the results as well as calculating the density of each liquid. Full Review »
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- 7th - 11th
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Students discover that density is considered a property and that cutting an object in half does not affect its density. They examine the densities of many common substances and make connections. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students review the relationship between mass and volume is constant for a pure substance under standard conditions. They complete mass and volume worksheets using formulas for calculating density. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students explore models of density; wooden balls and marbles discussing whether they think the volume and mass are the same or different. They then compare the density of a loaf of bread that is squished and one that is not compressed. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students comprehend that density is a property of matter. They observe that fresh water floats on salt water. Students record observations of experiments with liquids. They infer that a sugar solution is more dense than water. Full Review »