20 January 2024

STARTER!!!!!!

Find 5 keywords
from the spiral.
Below are the first letters of
3 of them:
•B__________
•U__________
•A __________- (Scientist
in ancient Rome who
shouted ‘Eureka!’)
Floating and Sinking
LO: Explain floating and sinking

Keywords:
•Density
•Buoyancy
•Mass
•Volume
•Gravity
•Upthrust
•Displacement
•Archimedes
 Why is this
rubber duck
floating?
This boat is floating because the 2
forces are equal.
What would happen if the weight of the boat
increased?
Will these objects rise, float or sink?
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE- WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT DENSITY ALREADY?
Objects with the same mass can have a
different volume!
Objects with the same volume can have a
different mass!
 Calculating Density

Density = Mass ÷ Volume

How could you use

this triangle to find
the mass of an
object?
Archimedes’ Principle
He found that the
volume of water
displaced is equal to
the volume of the
object
If the mass of the water displaced is equal or more
than the mass of the object , then the object will
float.

If the object’s mass is heavier than that of the

displaced water then the object will sink.
A pound coin
would sink in
water. Why
does it float in
mercury?

The dead sea has a

very high
concentration of
salt. Why does this
make it possible
for people to float?
 PLENARY
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 AFL – Peer Check
Why do helium balloons What 2 forces must be
float in air? balanced for an object
to float?
Swimmers float on the
surface of the dead sea.
Describe the density of
the water and the
swimmer.

If the force of gravity on I put a ball in water. What unit of

a boat is stronger than The volume of water measurement do we
the force of upthrust displaced is heavier use for density?
what will happen to it? than the ball. Will the
ball float or sink?

A boat floats on water. How can you calculate Why do oil and water
Describe the mass of the volume of an object not mix? Why does the
the displaced water using density and mass? oil sit on top of the
compared to the mass water?
of the boat.
 Why do helium balloons
Thoughts and Crosses!
float in air?
Helium is less dense
If the force of gravity on a
boat is stronger than the
force of upthrust what will
happen to it?
It would sink
What 2 forces must be Swimmers float on the
balanced for an object to
float?
surface of the dead sea.
Describe the density of the
Gravity and upthrust. water and the swimmer.
The water has a higher
density because of the
high salt concentration
I put a ball in water. The What unit of
volume of water displaced measurement do we use
is heavier than the ball. for density?
Will the ball float or sink? g/cm3
Float

A boat floats on water. How can you calculate the Why do oil and water not
Describe the mass of the volume of an object using mix? Why does the oil sit
displaced water compared density and mass? on top of the water?
to the mass of the boat. Volume = mass/density Oil is less dense
Mass of water is heavier or
equal to mass of boat.
 Homework
• RESEARCH
• What are submarines?
• What happened to the “TITAN” Submarine?
• Write down a short report on it.