Description of buoyancy and a definition of Archimedes' Principle. Problems are presented and solved using Archimedes' Principle.

This interactive brainteaser from the NOVA: "Voyage of Doom" Web site challenges you to figure out what causes an object to sink.

Students explore material properties in hands-on and visually evident ways via the Archimedes' principle. First, they design and conduct an experiment to calculate densities of various materials and present their findings to the class....

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of buoyant force and how weight and density relate to buoyant force and the ability to float.

Students explore buoyancy. Some topics examined in the activities are buoyant force, stability of floating objects, and Archimedes' principle. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions....

By the end of this section, you will be able to define buoyant force, state Archimedes' principle, understand why objects float or sink, and understand the relationship between density and Archimedes' principle.

Students must figure out the number of people that can go on a raft without having the raft go fully under the fluid.

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.

An app that demonstrates the Law of Archimedes. This virtual experiment will show students that by changing the shape of the solid, the amount of liquid displaced will change.

Students discover fluid dynamics related to buoyancy through experimentation and optional photography. Using one set of fluids, they make light fluids rise through denser fluids. Using another set, they make dense fluids sink through a...

Students are challenged to measure the temperature profile of the lower atmosphere. Experiment serves as an introduction to buoyancy, drag force, sensor calibration, and data plotting.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation to help you understand how a diver floats! Learn the principles of buoyancy and its relationship to the pressure gradient in a liquid in a gravitational field.

Through this curricular unit, students are introduced to the important concept of density. The focus is on the more easily understood densities of solids, but students may also explore the densities of liquids and gases. Students devise...

In this science project, you can investigate how submarines use stabilizing fins to move forward. Exploring friction and buoyant force you will get closer to understanding how these large ships function. Research resources are included...

From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter provides a detailed discussion of Archimedes' principle, buoyant force, floating and sinking, and the role of density. Includes questions, problems and...

Explore the use of ballast to manipulate buoyancy in submarines by building a model of a submersible using two-liter bottles and balloons. Describe the balance of forces that is responsible for the surfacing and diving of submersibles.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Archimedes Law: displacement and buoyant force and why some objects float.

Learners dive down deep as they experience a hands-on activity and build a model of a submersible. Lesson plan includes a web connection, a teaching guide, extensions to learning as well as curriculum links and national science...

Predict and test everyday objects as to whether they sink or float.

Students observe Archimedes' principle in action in this challenge where a toy boat is placed in a container of water and a rock is placed on the floating boat. Students must explain why the water level rises/falls/stays the same based...

This site will tell you how you can use an egg to identify air pressure and how it affects objects. Includes easy step by step instructions.

Become an engineer, and design a submarine that moves in the water like a real submarine. Try making it sink, float, and hover in the water.