Brief Description
Students participate in hands on activities demonstrating the formula density=mass/volume.
Objectives
Students gain an intuitive understanding of density.
Keywords
density, mass, volume
Materials Needed
computer with Internet access, entire http://www.dun.org/sulan/ideas/density.htm Density lesson plan, suitcase, tacky souvenirs, bag of packing filler, Styrofoam™, paperclip
Lesson Plan
The entire http://www.dun.org/sulan/ideas/density.htm Density lesson plan is online.
Assessment
After the activity, ask students what they think the word density means. Display answers on the overhead. Restate and rewrite the three principles.
Lesson Plan Source
Sulan Dun (sulan@dun.org), Redmond, Washington Sulan Dun, sulan@dun.org, Redmond, Washington
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