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Density

The younger children, infants, will be asked to test a number of items to see whether or not they float and group them accordingly. The results will be discussed and particular attention given to items such as shells that float in some circumstances. The children will then be asked to make a boat out of a piece of modeling clay, which previously sank, float.

First and Second classes will be asked to predict whether or not materials will float or sink and then test their predictions. The results will be discussed and particular attention given to items such as shells that float in some circumstances. The children will then be asked to make a boat out of a piece of modeling clay, which previously sank, float.

Third and Fourth classes will look at the idea that materials, solids, liquids and gases weigh different amounts for the same volume. The weights of equal volumes of liquids will be measured. Archimedes principle will be explored and the volume of irregular solids measured. A number of density demonstrations will be done. The children will be asked to assist and to explain what happened.

Fifth and Sixth classes will look further at density. The possibility of changing the density of a liquid will be investigated and the effect for items, which previously sank or floated, tested. The implications of this for boat building and loading will be discussed. A number of density demonstrations will be done. The children will be asked to assist and to explain what happened.