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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Archimedes' Principle, Pascal's Law and Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners are introduced to Pascal's law, Archimedes' principle, and Bernoulli's principle through problems and engineering applications.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fluids: Archimedes Principle and Buoyant Force

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the existence of an upward force on an object equal to the weight of the fluid displaced while that object is submerged in a fluid with this video. This video will introduce students to Archimedes' principle and buoyant...
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Science for Kids

Science Kids: Physics Videos: Archimedes Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about buoyancy and see how it is used by today's architects and engineers when they design ships, submarines and various other floating structures. [7:46]
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Floats Your Boat?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners use modeling clay, a material that is denser than water and thus ordinarily sinks in water, to discover the principle of buoyancy. They begin by designing and building boats out of clay that will float in water, and then refine...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Buoyancy, Density, and Fluid Principles: Make Mini Submarine

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab, students will use the scientific method to design an experiment that explains how/why a submarine floats and sinks.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Buoyant Force

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Physics lab, students learn about Archimedes' Principle. An object is submerged in water and vegetable oil and the buoyant force and height are measured at different levels. The slope of the graph Buoyant Force vs. Height is the...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fluids: Fluids (Part 5)

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduction to Archimedes' Principle and buoyant force. [8:42]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fluids: Fluids (Part 6)

For Students 9th - 10th
A couple of problems involving Archimedes' principle and buoyant forces. [9:42]
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Computing Volume Progression 4

For Teachers 6th Standards
The purpose of this fourth task in a series of four is to find the volume of an irregular 3D solid by using Archimedes' Principle. Students must calculate the volume of the displaced water in a rectangular prism tank in order to solve...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Buoyant Force Example Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
This video demonstrates how to solve problems involving Archimedes' principle and buoyant forces. [9:41]
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Density in Relation to Float and Sink

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students find the densities of objects based on sinking or floating in this activity that demonstrates Archimedes Principle.
Instructional Video
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: How Is the Weight of a Ship Measured?

For Students 6th - 8th
Check out this animated video clip describing how ships are weighed using the Archimedes' Principle. [1:26]
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Floaters and Sinkers

For Teachers 6th - 9th
This lesson introduces students to the important concept of density. The focus is on the more easily understood densities of solids, but students can also explore the densities of liquids and gases. Students devise methods to determine...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Physical Science: Buoyancy

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing buoyancy straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this brief tutorial. [1:00]
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Above Ground Storage Tanks in the Houston Ship Channel

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are provided with an introduction to above-ground storage tanks, which sets the stage for the real-world engineering challenge presented in the associated activity- to design new and improved storage tanks that can survive storm...
Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Properties of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Mr. Andersen surveys properties of matter. A brief discussion of Archimede's Principle, Charles Law, Boyle's Law, and viscosity is included.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Buoyancy

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe how buoyant forces allow objects to float.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Buoyancy: Calculating the Maximum Load of a Ship

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use critical thinking skills to predict the maximum mass that a ship can hold without sinking. Students will then test their prediction by sailing their loaded ship.

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