P6.

1 Density

Agree learning outcomes Success criteria

State how to calculate mass and volume
Describe how to calculate density
Explain how to calculate density of an
irregular object
Calculate volume of a regular solid
3/4
Calculate density of a regular solid and
5/6 describe how it can be changed
Calculate volume and density of an
7/8 irregular object and evaluate the method

Required Practical - Density

Activity 1 – MASS and VOLUME

Mass = __________ g convert to kg by dividing by 1000

Mass = __________kg

Calculate volume

Side Lengths (mm) Lengths in (m) Volume of Shape=

Divide mm by a x b x c (m3)
1000
a
b
c

Extension – Why might 2 people get different volumes of the same object when using this method?

Activity 2 – Calculating DENSITY

Label the terms in the equation and write down their units

Term What does it stand Units

for?
ρ D________ kg/m3
m M_____ ___
v V_________ ___
Put into an equation triangle…..

Use the triangle to calculate the density of your object.

Show your working and remember units

Density =

Extension – How could you change the density of your

object?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Activity 3 – DENSITY of an irregular object

Hints:

 g to kg (divide by 1000)
 cm3 to m3 (divide by 1,000,000)

Object Mass Volume Density in.. Density in ….

g kg cm3 m3 g/cm3 kg/m3
divide g divide cm3
by 1000 by 1000000

Extension – Can you see any issues with this method of measuring volume?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Activity 4 – DENSITY of an EGG

In no more than 5 steps, describe how you would calculate the DENSITY
Of an egg:

1.
2.