Density
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Topics
- Density
- Mass
- Volume
Description
Why do objects like wood float in water? Does it depend on size? Create a custom object to explore the effects of mass and volume on density. Can you discover the relationship? Use the scale to measure the mass of an object, then hold the object under water to measure its volume. Can you identify all the mystery objects?
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe how the concept of density relates to an object's mass and volume.
- Explain how objects of similar mass can have differing volume, and how objects of similar volume can have differing mass.
- Explain why changing an object's mass or volume does not affect its density (ie, understand density as an intensive property).
- Measure the volume of an object by observing the amount of fluid it displaces.
- Identify an unknown material by calculating its density and comparing to a table of known densities.
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Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
MC | Physics |
| Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Demo Lab HW |
Physics |
| Using PhET in High School Chemistry- all my activities in pdf |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Lab HW Demo |
Chemistry |
| Concept Questions for Chemistry using PhET |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro MS HS |
MC | Chemistry |
| Density-introduction |
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Katherine Perkins, Christine Denison | HS MS |
CQs Lab Demo |
Chemistry Physics |
| Density: How Does Density Relate to Mass &Volume and an Object's Interaction with Water? |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
CQs Lab HW |
Physics Earth Science Chemistry |
| Density_SimActivity_español |
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Katherine Perkins, Christine Denison (Marta Espina traslation) | HS | Lab | Physics | |
| Exploring (proportional) Density |
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Mary Burr | MS | Guided | Mathematics | |
| Investigating Density, Volume, Mass and Weight |
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Dr. Wendy Adams | K-5 MS UG-Intro HS |
Lab | Physics | |
| Relative Density - sink or float |
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Jackie Esler | MS | Lab HW |
Other Physics Chemistry |
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| Density Lesson (with Putty Lab) |
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UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | Chemistry | |
| Density and Buoyancy |
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Milton Johnson | HS MS |
Lab HW |
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| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
Other | Chemistry | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Earth Science Chemistry Physics Biology |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Chemistry Biology Earth Science |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | Biology Physics Chemistry |
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| Mr. T's Density Phet Lab | Mike Tejada | MS HS |
HW Lab |
Chemistry | ||
| Virtual Density | Jim Hewitt | MS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Density Investigation | Laura Mattick | HS | Guided | Chemistry | ||
| Density Simulation | Eric Wright | MS | Lab | Chemistry Physics |
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| High School Inclusion Class Density Lab | Clarence Canty | HS MS |
Lab Guided |
Chemistry Physics |
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| Density Lab | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Lab Guided |
Chemistry | ||
| Density and Earth's Crust | Rosemary Boardman | MS | Guided | Earth Science | ||
| Density | Melanie Williams | MS | HW Discuss |
Physics | ||
| Pool Cubes 1 - Density | Dean Baird, Paul G. Hewitt | HS | Lab | |||
| Density Lab | beverly eason | HS | HW | Physics | ||
| Density-MS | Tamara Sneed | MS | Other | |||
| Densitat | Jordi Plana | MS | HW Lab |
Physics | ||
| Opdracht over Dichtheid | Asma Sihmidi | MS | Guided Demo Discuss |
Chemistry | ||
| masse volumique | Jinane Aoun | MS | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| Φυλλάδιο Παρατηρήσεων πειραμάτων μέτρησης πυκνότητας | Παπανικολάου Γεώργιος (M. ed.) | MS | Lab | |||
| Εργαστήριο Πυκνότητας | Ιωάννης Λεύκος | K-5 | Lab | Physics | ||
| Rapat Massa | Fayakun Muchlis | HS MS |
Lab | Physics | ||
| Densità | Natasha S | HS MS |
Lab | Physics | ||
| Densità_attività lab._ITALIANO | Natasha Samousenko | MS HS |
Lab | Physics Chemistry |
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| 밀도 SIM 사용지침서 | 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) | K-5 MS |
Lab Demo |
Chemistry Biology Physics |
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| Flutuabilidade de objetos e densidade | Victor Augusto Bianchetti Rodrigues | MS | Guided Lab |
Chemistry Earth Science |
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| Atividade de hidróstática | João Batista da Silva; Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS | Guided Lab HW |
Physics | ||
| Plano de Aula Density | Manuel Bandeira dos Santos Neto; Raphael Alves Feitosa. | HS | Guided Lab Demo |
Chemistry | ||
| Densidade | Diogo Magalhães | HS | Lab Guided |
Chemistry Physics |
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| Densidades | norman moreno | UG-Intro | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| Densidad de solidos | daniel cruz ochoa | MS | Lab | Physics |
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Macromedia Flash 9 or later
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