Density – the Reason the Titanic Sank

Jessica WetheringtonAnn WilliamsPutnam City

Engage

Teacher Demo – Can you make an orange sink?

Explore

Students measure the mass and volume of water, plot data on a graph, and derive the density formula

Explain

Students predict if objects will float or sink based on density and explain their reasoning

Elaborate

Students will sink leaf disks. As the leaves produced oxygen during photosynthesis, they will rise.

Evaluate

Writing prompt – › Using what you have learned about

density, think about a career where the concept of density is important. Write at least 5-7 sentences about the career and how the concept of density is used.