Students illustrate Archimedes' Principle of Buoyant Force. In this graphing lesson plan, students will observe that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. Students will then create a graph...

Young scholars explore the concept of density. In this density lesson, students determine the density of various objects. Young scholars use the density of the various objects to predict the density of various unknown solutions.

An extensive site dedicated to the life and legacy of the Greek mathematician Archimedes. Content includes a timeline of Archimedes' life, an overview of several of his inventions, and numerous anecdotes isolating various moments in his...

Contains information about the life and works of Archimedes. Includes a Pi applet. Has links to Eratosthenes of Cyrene, A listing of Pi to 10,000 digits, a biography of Archimedes, notes on Pi, and sources on Archimedes' screw.

Describes five inventions of Archimedes and the stories behind them.