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Relative Density-Properties of Matter

Elementary Science lessons on properties of matter-relative density

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Why do some things float and others sink?

Elementary Lessons on Relative Density

Step #1-Engage

Activate background knowledge

Do they float because they are light?

Do only heavy objects sink?
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What do you know about floating

and sinking?
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Misconceptions?

  • Mass is not the same as weight
  • Weight is how strongly the Earth's gravity pulls on the mass of an object
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