Archimedes
Explore Archimedes' principle by placing objects of different materials, masses, and volumes in liquids with different densities.
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University of Deusto
Archimedes
Experiment with Archimedes' principle: raise and lower a ball in a liquid and check if it sinks or floats.
- Ultraconcurrent labs
- University & College
- Middle School
- High School
Laboratory information
Experiment with Archimedes' principle: raise and lower balls of different materials, sizes, and weights in a liquid and observe what happens. Do they sink or float? Why? Can you determine their weight, the volume of displaced liquid, or the buoyant force? Try to answer these questions by observing the experiment and using the values provided by the sensors.
What students do
Operate real equipment and reason from the measurements.
- Recommended level
- University & College, Middle School, High School
- Typical access model
- Ultraconcurrent labs
- Works on
- Modern web browsers on school, university, and home computers.
- Teaching use
- Suitable for assignments, demonstrations, LMS-linked activities, and remote practical work.
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Teaching resources
Public laboratory contents
Why do some objects float?
Experiment with different materials and analyze why some float and others do not
Open resourceWhat is relative density?
Experiment with objects of different densities and volumes
Open resource