Density Lesson Plans

4th graders demonstrate that air has mass. In this performance task, 4th graders design an experiment to demonstrate that air has mass. They will illustrate their demonstration and explain their findings.

Students examine the affect of density. Using a graduated cylinder and equally prepared volumes of sugar-water solutions and food color, students observe a sugar rainbow. They discover that the greater the amount of sugar in the solution, the greater the density.

In this lesson students apply the correct formulas to solve problems with mass, volume and density. In this geometry lesson, students use gummy bears as their hands on method to analyze mass and volume. They identify the correct tools for the measurement of mass, volume and density.

Learners participate in a discussion of volume and density and then engage in a hands on lab. They weigh equal volume cubes at lab stations of an assortment of common substances in a lab setting and record data on their findings on worksheet provided.

Students apply the steps of the scientific method. In this mass and density lesson, students follow the provided steps to compare and contrast the mass and density of 4 types of chocolates.

In this lesson 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.

Students role play as paleontologists who make inferences about the weight of dinosaurs. They use models and the density of water to make these inferences.

6th graders will simulate finding mass and volume. In this Physical Science lesson plan, 6th graders will perform different tasks in a series of centers to help in the understanding of density. At each center, the 6th graders will also create either a PowerPoint or flyer to show what they know.

This lesson has students experiment to find which liquids are more dense.  In this density and mass lesson, students predict and then test objects to observe and measure their density. students observe which items sink and float. This lesson has students complete worksheets to record if the objects sink or float, what their properties are, what they learned and what surprised them.

In this lesson students determine the density of 1 drop of water. In this determining density lesson plan, students determine the mass and volume of a drop of water in the lab using appropriate lab techniques and calculate the density of a drop of water.