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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology: Buoyancy Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
By choosing the mass, size, and time, students can experiment with whether the block floats or sinks in this simulation. Students have the option to display the forces and add a second block to the tank. Density is also shown to allow...
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Other

Sprk: Sphero Hydro Hypothesis Stem Challenge [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
SPRK STEM challenges are fun, interactive activities that challenge students to use creativity and team-work to move through simple steps of the design process in order to build Sphero-based creations. The Hydro-hypothesis challenge...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Buoyant Boats

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn about displacement, density and buoyancy then apply their knowledge to build a floating object.
Handout
University of Oregon

The University of Oregon: Specific Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Specific gravity and density are defined and explained.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
Windows only - Interact with the tectonic plates of the Earth and see how changing variables affects the plates.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cartesian Diver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe Pascal's law, Archimedes' principle, and the ideal gas law as a Cartesian diver moves within a closed system.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how plates move on the surface of the earth. Change temperature, composition, and thickness of plates. Discover how to create new mountains, volcanoes, or oceans! Java is required.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Sink or Float

For Teachers 1st
Predict and test everyday objects as to whether they sink or float.
Activity
Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Buoyant Bubble [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about density in this hands-on science experiment. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of what makes an object float or sink. [PDF]
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ph Et: Interactive Simulations: Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students studying plate tectonics will better understand its concepts with this virtual experiment that tests how plates move on the surface of the earth. Temperature, composition, and thickness of plates can be changed to create new...
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Michigan Reach Out

Austin University: Demonstrating Air Pressure With Eggs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site will tell you how you can use an egg to identify air pressure and how it affects objects. Includes easy step by step instructions.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Dancing Raisins Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Demonstrate buoyancy with raisins and club soda.

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