SRI International
Performance Assessment Links in Science: Rising Waters
A unique approach to determining size and weight of an object through water displacement: students are presented with a scenario along with a variety of balls made of different materials and pitchers of water. Working in small groups,...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Will the Cup of Water Overflow When the Ice Melts?
Students predict and observe what happens when the ice cubes in a cup of water melt and displace water.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Floaters and Sinkers
Through this curricular unit, students are introduced to the important concept of density. The focus is on the more easily understood densities of solids, but students may also explore the densities of liquids and gases. Students devise...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Taking a Bath Led to Archimedes' Principle
This video explains how the early Greek mathematician Archimedes discovered the principle relating density, volume, and displacement of water. [3:01] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Curated OER
Rising Waters
A unique approach to determining size and weight of an object through water displacement with a variety of balls made of different materials and pitchers of water.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Anchors Away
In this activity, the students will discover the relationship between an object's mass and the amount of space it takes up (its volume). The students will learn about the concept of displacement and how an object can float if it...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Gas Mixtures and Molecular Speeds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial helps students use Dalton's Law and mole fraction to calculate the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture. They will learn to calculate...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Eureka! Or Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle
Students explore material properties in hands-on and visually evident ways via the Archimedes' principle. First, they design and conduct an experiment to calculate densities of various materials and present their findings to the class....
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments: See if a Ring Is Pure Gold
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This one...
My Science Site
Science Sites: Volume of Irregular Objects [Pdf]
A cooperative learning activity for any science teacher to use to help their students gain an understanding of how to use a graduated cylinder, define a Meniscus, as well as learning to find the volume of irregular objects using water...
University of Hawai'i
Density (Lesson Plan)
The purpose of this lesson plan is to find the density of regular (volume can be with a mathematical formula) or irregular objects through water displacement. Uses actual SI units (g/cubed cm).
Other
National Science Digital Library: Smile: Aesop's Arithmetic
A cross-curricular lesson plan integrating Aesop's The Crow and the Pitcher with an experiment testing the outcome of the fable using volume and displacement concepts.
Other
Sim Bucket: Density Lab
Use water displacement and a mass balance to determine the density of various objects in this interactive simulation.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Density Lab
Use water displacement and a mass balance to determine the density of various objects in this interactive simulation.