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\nWhy Cheerios Don't Sink\n

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\nStudents investigate Archimedes' Principle and show how it relates to density. In this Archimedes' Principle lesson plan, students experiment with a beaker of water, a Styrofoam \"boat\" and a weight. They predict what will happen when the...\n
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\nJust How Thick is Aluminum Foil Anyway???\n

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\nHigh schoolers determine the density and thickness of a piece of aluminum foil. In this density and thickness of materials lesson plan, students experimentally find the density of a piece of aluminum foil and compare it to the...\n
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\n\"Weighing\n\n
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\nWeighing a Dinosaur\n

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\nStudents role play as paleontologists who make inferences about the weight of dinosaurs. They use models and the density of water to make these inferences.\n
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\nAre You a Trend Setter?\n

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\nStudents are introduced to the periodic table of elements. They devise and perform and experiment in which they determine the density of specific elements. They use their results to predict the density of other elements in the same group.\n
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\nBig Enough? \n

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\nStudents explore the concept of density and buoyancy. In this physics instructional activity, students discover the different factors that affect an object's density and buoyancy in water. Students conduct several investigations to...\n
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\nCharacteristics of Matter\n

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\nYoung scholars study matter. In this science lesson plan, students examine the relationships among gravity, weight, and mass, the metric measurement of distance and volume, and density and its application to physical properties.\n
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\n\"Buoyancy-Why\n\n
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\nBuoyancy-Why Things Float\n

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\nIn this buoyancy worksheet, students read about the principles behind objects floating including density, buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle. Students complete a buoyancy lab where they use a balloon and water and a film canister and...\n
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\nProperties of Matter\n

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\nIn this properties of matter learning exercise, learners answer 11 questions about the various properties of matter such as density, elasticity, malleability, and how hard or brittle a substance is.\n
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\nBuild Your Own Submarine\n

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\nYoung scholars construct their own submarine following a certain procedure. In this physics lesson, students calculate the density of objects using a mathematical formula. They explain why some object floats in water while some do not.\n
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\nXZ Tauri and The Super CME!\n

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\nIn this XZ Tauri and coronal mass ejections instructional activity, students use 3 photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to solve 4 problems. They find the scale of the images, they determine the number of kilometers the XZ...\n
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\nWood Identification Based on Density\n

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\nEighth graders measure irregular and regular shaped solids.  In this investigative lesson students calculator volume, mass and density of wood and blocks.\n
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\nActivity #19 The Density of Alka Seltzer Gas\n

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\nStudents (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...\n
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\nDetermining Liquid Densities\n

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\nStudents 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 table....\n
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\nCausal Patterns in Density Phenomena\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nDENSITIES OF REGULARLY SHAPED SOLIDS\n

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\nStudents calculate the volumes of regularly shaped objects from measurements of their dimensions. They use several formulas and measure different objects to calculate the density, volume, and mass of the objects selected or assigned.\n
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\nThe Causes of Differences in Density\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nWater Density and Stability Lab\n

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\nStudents observe how different water densities and salinity control the depth at which different water masses occur. Submarines are used as a case study. This is a well-designed with an excellent worksheet.\n
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\nCausal Patterns in Density Phenomena\n

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\nStudents realize that density exists. They develop a mental model of density-to realize that something is going on that they cannot see to account for differences between materials.\n
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\nDensity Lab\n

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\nStudents use an Excel spreadsheet to calculate the density various liquids. They take pictures of their results.\n
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\nCausal Patterns in Density Phenomena\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nPhysics of Boats\n

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\nLet's go sailing! An instructive unit includes six lessons with multiple activities to teach scholars about density, center of gravity, buoyancy, and the Archimedes Principle. They can complete the final project of building a boat...\n
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\nScaling Down: Effects of Size on Behavior\n

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\nTwo activities explore the concept of size, especially small sizes down to the nano. Scholars practice determining volume, mass, and density and calculate exponential increases and decreases. They then predict and test the effect of size...\n
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\nHow Many Cells Are in the Human Body?\n

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\nInvestigating the large numbers of science is the task in a simple but deep activity. Given a one-sentence problem set-up and some basic assumptions, the class sets off on an open-ended investigation that really gives some...\n
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\nModeling Sizes of Planets\n

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\nThe density of the huge planet of Saturn is 0.7 g/cm3, which means it could float in water! In the second part of 22, science pupils explore the size and order of the planets. They then calculate weight and/or gravity and density of...\n
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