Skip to Main Content
PhET Home Page
University of Colorado
Created 3/29/16. Updates available online.

Browse Activities

Density-MS



Title Density-MS
Description Students are able to explore how density can be computed by lowering an object into water. By doing this activity, students see the relationship between the mass and the volume of an object.
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords density, properties of matter
Simulation(s) Density

Author(s) Tamara Sneed
Contact Email tamara.sneed@cobbk12.org
School / Organization Cobb County Schools
Date submitted 11/20/11
Date updated 11/27/11

Comments

A teacher asked: "When selecting mystery cubes - is there any way to change the mystery material?" Not at this time, but PhET may make personalizing the unknowns in some simulations in the future Trish   3/11/14

Comment on this activity

How did you use this activity or change it for your class? Answer keys are often not available because the activities are inquiry based and lead to multiple answers. Professionally constructive comments welcome.

©2016 University of Colorado.
Some rights reserved.