Curated OER
Density of a Gas
Eighth graders investigate the mass, volume, and density of a gas by producing it in a chemical reaction. The entire Density of a Gas Lab and L section of the K W L chart be formatively assessed.
Curated OER
The Air Up There!
Students create a model of a column of air and discover one of the reasons why low and high pressure systems exist and why low pressure is often associated with bad weather.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Triple Beam Balance: Function, Parts, and Uses
Explains what a triple beam balance does, how it is constructed, and how it functions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Scientific Measuring Devices
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to use scientific measuring devices (metric ruler, triple beam balance, graduated cylinder).
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Scientific Measuring Devices
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to use scientific measuring devices (metric ruler, triple beam balance, graduated cylinder).
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Density Column Lab Part 1
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Density Column Lab Part 2
Concluding a two-part lab activity, students use triple balance beams and graduated cylinders to take measurements and calculate densities of several household liquids and compare them to the densities of irregularly shaped objects (as...