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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Density: Determined by Using Mass and Volume of a Substance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, learners investigate the history of density, its uses, and applications. Students will generate and calculate data applying it to a graph. They will be looking at the relationship between mass and volume.
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Is All Ice Created Equal? A Density Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment that shows students that different molecules melt in different ways. This lab also allows students to practice calculating and finding density, mass, and volume. Lesson plan includes lab handout for students.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Dense Are You Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine the mass and volume of soil samples and calculate the density of the soils. They use this information to determine the suitability of the soil to support a building foundation.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: What Is Density?

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial is an explanation of the properties of density.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Density of Solid Objects

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this science inquiry, students investigate whether volume or density of objects determine the floating or sinking in water. Using a rock and a block of wood teachers engage students in the discussion of density, mass and volume.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Floating and Sinking: Density

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This investigation introduces the concepts of volume, mass, and density and how they interact. Students will make predictions of whether an object will float or sink after finding mass and volume of an object.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Finding Amounts of "Stuff": Exploring Density

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn what density is and how to calculate it using mass and volume.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Density

For Students 3rd - 7th
An introduction to density, mass, and volume with links to related books and activities.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Gas Density: Mass, Volume and the Mole

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find out what mathematical function should be performed in order to move from mass to moles and back again. After the activity, answer one multiple choice, challenge question about the topic.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Density Column Lab Part 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this first part of a two-part lab activity, students use triple balance beams and graduated cylinders to take measurements and calculate the densities of several common, irregularly shaped objects with the purpose to resolve confusion...
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University of Hawai'i

Density (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this lesson plan is to find the density of regular (volume can be with a mathematical formula) or irregular objects through water displacement. Uses actual SI units (g/cubed cm).
Interactive
Other

Sim Bucket: Density Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Use water displacement and a mass balance to determine the density of various objects in this interactive simulation.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Density

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers density and provides examples of density calculations.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mineral Density: Teaching Accuracy, Slope, and Percent Error

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the meaning of density and use their math skills to graph mass/volume data, write an equation for a line, and interpret the slope of the line. Students also find the density of two unknown mineral samples and use those...
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Middle School Science

Mss: Density Demonstration: Coke vs. Diet Coke

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this demonstration, students will brainstorm to find a solution as to why Diet Coke floats and Coke sinks. Through this exercise students will arrive at a definition of density.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Effects of Density and Volume of a Cartesian Diver

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will investigate why the Cartesian diver dives and rises in a 2 liter bottle. They will also, through their own discovery, come up with a question and then change one variable and record their results. Students...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: You're So Dense Ti 83

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the relationship between density of an object, its mass and its volume. They use mass and volume measurements to determine the density of pennies. They compare the density of pre-1983 and post-1984 pennies.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Density

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of density and how to calculate density.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Density of a Penny

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn how to measure the volume and mass of an object and use that to compute density. They will then use that density to talk about experimental errors and accuracy of measurements.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: I Am Your Density

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity you will: Model data using a linear equation; interpret the slope and intercept values from a linear model; identify a characteristic property of a substance; and examine the relationship between mass, volume, and density.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Comparing Densities of Different Liquids

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This lab experiment has students observe and compare the density of five different liquids while measuring mass and volume.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Gas Density: Mass, Volume and the Mole

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find out what mathematical function to perform when converting between particles and moles. Then answer one challenge question about the topic.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Properties of Matter

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on the properties of matter, covering mass, density, weight, and volume.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Definition of Density: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will define density as mass/volume and provide relevant real world examples of objects with varying densities. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Definition of Density."

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