Basic Buoyancy
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University of Deusto
Basic Buoyancy
Start getting familiar with the concepts of buoyancy, volume and density.
- Ultraconcurrent labs
- Middle School
- Elementary
Laboratory information
Start getting familiar with the concepts of buoyancy, volume and density. Experiment with various objects of different densities and intuitively understand why they float or not, without getting into complex numerical calculations yet.
What students do
Operate real equipment and reason from the measurements.
- Recommended level
- Middle School, Elementary
- 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.
Available experiments
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Buoyancy: Advanced
All the balls and liquids (water, oil, water with sugar)
Teaching resources
Public laboratory contents
(Basic) Buoyancy 1
Introduction to buoyancy and density without calculations
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