

Sink or Float- What is density?
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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
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Standards-aligned
Monica Rivas
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3 Slides • 16 Questions
1
Match
Match the following essential vocabulary terms.
density
mass
volume
mass divided by volume
measured in grams
measured in cubic centimeters or milliliters
mass divided by volume
measured in grams
measured in cubic centimeters or milliliters
2
Audio Response
What determines whether or not an object will sink or float?
lo que determina si un objeto se hundirá o flotará
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3
Poll
Film canister
Will it sink or float?
Se hundira o flotara
Sink
Float
Not sure.
4
Poll
Clay
Will it sink or float?
Se hundira o flotara
Sink
Float
Not sure.
5
Poll
Aluminum Foil
Will it sink or float?
Se hundira o flotara
Sink
Float
Not sure.
6
Poll
Rock
Will it sink or float?
Se hundira o flotara
Sink
Float
Not sure.
7
Poll
Wooden Block
Will it sink or float?
Se hundira o flotara
Sink
Float
Not sure.
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Take 5 minutes to test the items.
Then return to your desk.
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Drag and Drop
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To save time we will all use the same measurements for our items even though they were varying sizes.
Lab Measurements
Item | Mass (grams) | Volume (cm |
|---|---|---|
Film Canister | 5.6 g | 50 cm |
Clay | 4.0 g | 3 cm |
Aluminum Foil | 6.3 g | 7 cm |
Rock | 80.6 g | 33 cm |
Wooden Block | 20.9 g | 47.5 cm |
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Open Ended
What is the density of the film canister?
12
Open Ended
What is the density of the clay?
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Open Ended
What is the density of the aluminum foil?
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Open Ended
What is the density of the rock?
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Open Ended
What is the density of the wooden block?
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Reorder
Reorder the densities of the object from highest to lowest.
Rock
2.44 g/cm3
Clay
1.3 g/cm3
Aluminum Foil
0.9 g/cm3
Wooden Block
0.44 g/cm3
Film Canister
0.112 g/cm3
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Open Ended
Reflect on the data.
What does density have to do with sinking or floating?
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19
Audio Response
Compare the density of water with the densities of the objects that sink and the objects that float.
What can you conclude about the objects that sink, in relationship to the density of water?
Compara la densidad del agua con las densidades de los objetos que se hunden y los objetos que flotan. ¿Qué puedes concluir sobre los objetos que se hunden, en relación con la densidad del agua?

Match the following essential vocabulary terms.
density
mass
volume
mass divided by volume
measured in grams
measured in cubic centimeters or milliliters
mass divided by volume
measured in grams
measured in cubic centimeters or milliliters
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