Activity 5: Density

1. Run the Build an Atom simulation http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/build-an-atom and build a neutral lithium atom and a neutral boron atom.  Take a picture, or a screen shot, of these two atoms and place them on your blog.  List the number of protons, neutrons and electrons for each. Also look up and post the density for each of the elements on your blog.

 Protons: 3

Neutrons: 3

Electrons: 3

Density: .53 g/cm

Protons: 5

Neutrons: 6

Electrons: 5

Density: 2.34 g/cm

2. Define density and the equation for density and post on your blog.

·        Density: the degree of compactedness of a subject

  

3. Run the Density simulation http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/density and complete one(your choice) of the prepared Teaching Ideas and post your results on your blog. The activity you choose should be one of the student intended activities.

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Class Period: _____________________________

Floating and Sinking:
Pre Lab Questions:

You have a block, and you see that it floats in water.

What could it be made of?

·         Styrofoam

·         Plastic

·         Wood

·         Ice

What do you think will happen if you make a bigger block out of the same material?  Will it float or sink?

·         The object will still float.

           

 You have another block that sinks.

What could it be made of?

·         Cement

·         Aliminum

·         Rock

·         Brick

What do you think will happen if you make a smaller block out of the same material?  Will it float or sink?

·         The object will still sink.

Why do you think Block #1 floats and Block #2 sinks?

Block #1 and Block #2 are made from different materials and each of the materials has a different density. Any material with a density less than 1 will float on water. Anything with a density larger than 1 will sink in water.

4. Complete the Mystery Blocks activity on the Density simulation.  Post on your blog the data you collected (mass, volume, and density) and the identification of the material and the known density.


Block A - Gold

·        Mass: 65.14 kg

·        Volume: 3.38

·        Density: 19.27 kg/L

Block B- Apple

·        Mass: .64 kg

·        Volume: 1.00 L

·        Density: .64 kg/L

Block C- Gasoline

·        Mass: 4.08 kg

·        Volume: 5.83L

·        Density: .69 kg/L

Block D- Ice

·        Mass: 3.10 kg

·        Volume: 3.38 L

·        Density: .92 kg/L

Block E- Diamond

·        Mass: 3.53 kg

·        Volume: 1.00 L

·        Density: 3.53 kg/L

5. Identify and post on your blog the Science Standards that could be met through these activities completed in Activity 5

·         A.4.1 When conducting science investigations, ask and answer questions that will help decide the general areas of science being addressed.

·         C.4.3 Use multiple sources of information to help answer questions selected for classroom investigations.

·         A.4.2 When faced with a science-related problem, decide what evidence, models, or explanations previously studied can be used to better understand what is happening now

·         C.4.6 Communicate the results of their investigations in ways their audiences will understand by using charts, graphs, drawings, written descriptions, and various other means, to display their answers

·         B.4.1 Use encyclopedias, source books, texts, computers, teachers, parents, other adults, journals, popular press, and various other sources, to help answer science-related questions and plan investigations