Above Water: Buoyancy & Displacement
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Description
In an investigation called "Shape It!" learners craft tiny boats out of clay, set them afloat on water and then add weight loads to them, in order to explore: how objects stay afloat in water; what the relationship is among surface tension, buoyancy, density and displacement; and how shape, size, and type of material affect an object's ability to remain buoyant. The introductory text discusses how heavy steel ships can float on bodies of water like rivers, bays and oceans.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: TK/K to 9
Topics: Mathematics, Properties of Matter, Physics, Force & Motion, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Engineering & Design, Chemistry, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases)
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- Teacher Materials
Tool for: Students