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Buoyancy
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- Buoyancy
- Density
Description
When will objects float and when will they sink? Learn how buoyancy works with blocks. Arrows show the applied forces, and you can modify the properties of the blocks and the fluid.
Sample Learning Goals
- Predict whether an object will sink or float when placed in a liquid, given densities of the object and liquid
- Apply the definition of density to both liquids and solids
- Relate the buoyant force on an object to the weight of liquid it displaces
- Describe how the buoyant force is related to an object's relative density to the fluid
- Predict the weight of a completely or partially submerged object of known mass and volume
- Describe the forces that act on a completely or partially submerged object
- Explain how an object that is more dense than water can be kept afloat by placing it on an object that is less dense than water
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
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| Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
HW Demo Lab |
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| Buoyancy: How Does Buoyant Force Act on Objects in a Fluid? |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Lab | Earth Science Chemistry Physics |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López | MS HS |
Other | Chemistry Biology Physics Earth Science |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Biology Physics Chemistry Earth Science |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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| Why do Icebergs Float? | Christopher Shively and Liza Bair | K-5 | Guided Lab Other Remote HW |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Buoyancy Lesson | Molly Hagan | K-5 | Guided | Physics | ||
| Buoyancy and Density | Jared Schmidt | HS MS |
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| Pool Cubes 2 - Buoyancy | Dean Baird, Paul G. Hewitt | HS UG-Intro |
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| Fluids Lab | Travis Brown | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Buoyancy Lab | Jeremy Wegner | HS MS |
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| PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) |
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Diana López | HS UG-Intro |
Other | Mathematics Physics Chemistry |
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| Zinken, zweven of drijven. | Loran de | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Flottabilité et principe d'Archimède | Takam Djambong | MS HS |
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| Perchè i corpi galleggiano | Rosangela Mapelli | HS | Guided Lab |
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| Densidade e Empuxo no "Buoyancy" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Other HS |
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Earth Science Physics Other |
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| Hoja de predicciones. Densidad | Fouad El khatabi | HS | Lab Guided |
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| Experiencia Educativa Principio Arquimedes, Fuerza Boyante y Densidad (Learning experience: Archimedes principle, Buoyant force & Density). | Carmen Maldonado | UG-Intro HS |
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| Fuerza de Empuje, Densidad de Objetos y Fluidos | Elvis Rivera | HS MS |
Demo Lab |
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| Principio de Arquimedes | daniel cruz ochoa | MS | Lab | Physics |
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