Skip to main content

Density Lesson: Determining Density

Grade Level Grades 6-8
Resource Type Assessment, Lesson Plan, Worksheet
Standards Alignment
Next Generation Science Standards
License

Share

Share On Facebook
Share On Twitter
Share On Pinterest
Share On LinkedIn
Email

About
Resources
Standards
Reviews

Objective: Students will find the density of various materials using an online simulation. 

Learning Targets 

Students can: 

  • Use a digital simulation to collect science data. 
  • Use displacement to determine the volume of an object. 
  • Calculate density. 
  • Draw molecule diagrams to model the density of solids. 
  • Compare the density of the gas inside the balloon used in the movie The Aeronauts with the density of the gas in our atmosphere. 

Created by the AFT Science Cadre.

Enjoy this lesson on density?

Check out more lesson plans on Share My Lesson on The Aeronauts page

Resources

Files

MS Density Lesson - Determining Density.pdf

Lesson Plan
February 13, 2020
0.1 MB
Log in or sign up to download resources.

Grading Guide - student data recording worksheet - Determining Density.pdf

Assessment
February 13, 2020
0.2 MB
Log in or sign up to download resources.

key student data recording worksheet - Determining Density.pdf

Worksheet
February 13, 2020
0.1 MB
Log in or sign up to download resources.

student data recording worksheet - Determining Density.pdf

Worksheet
February 13, 2020
0.1 MB
Log in or sign up to download resources.
Videos
The Aeronauts (2019) - Movie Trailer
Remote video URL

Standards

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Reviews

Write A Review!

Be the first to submit a review!