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In chemistry, we did a density challenge this week. Students had to calculate the maximum amount of sand that could be placed in a film canister so that it still floated. We tested our canisters today, and every canister floated!
I ordered a set of 24 film canisters from Amazon especially for this lab. The lids were a bit hard to get on/off, but they worked perfectly for this activity.
More Activities for Teaching Matter and Change
- Physical vs Chemical Changes Story
- Extensive vs Intensive Properties Color Coding Activity
- Homogeneous vs Heterogeneous Color Coding Activity
- Physical Changes vs Chemical Changes Venn Diagram
- Film Canister Density Challenge
- Substances vs Mixtures Sorting Activity
- States of Matter Foldable
- Matter vs Not Matter Card Sort Activity
Anonymous
Saturday 18th of November 2017
Hi Sarah - Can you recommend what source(s) you're using to teach yourself physics? I am hoping to do the same, but am not sure where to start. I think you said you had your husband's old textbook (?). My daughter is in AP Physics in school, but her teacher doesn't use a textbook (he uses classroom discussions to teach the students), so I find it hard to help her or understand the basics. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give!! And thank you for all of the useful information you share with the blog world!! Katy