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Teacher: Derek Devore, Ramon Hernandez, Jessica Nolan

Subject: Science 6th grade


Unit: Density
Date: 4/6/15
Defining Success

OBJECTIVE: What will your students be able to do by the end of class?

SCI 6.6.B The student is expected to: calculate density to identify an unknown substance.
Students will explain what density is.
Students will analyze different types of materials and substances to evaluate density.
Students will calculate density.
ASSESSMENT: How will you know concretely that all
of your students have mastered the objective?
Formatively we assess students learning by guiding
questions and discussions.

KEY POINTS: What three to five main ideas or


steps will you emphasize in your lesson? May also
include key questions to ask during instruction.
What is density?
How do liquids of different densities react
with each other?
How can you predict whether an object
will sink or float?

ENGAGE: 10 min
Each group will be given a tchart and pictures of items, both regular and irregular solids and
liquids, of different densities. Students will study each picture to determine if it will sink or
float. The class will review which items will sink or float. Students will then be asked to
discuss the following questions:
1. How does the mass affect density?
2. How does volume affect density?
3. How great or small would you predict the density of a large object with little mass, ex.
hot air balloon, to be?
4. How great or small would you predict the density of a small object with large mass, ex.
marble, to be?
5. How do fluids of different densities react to each other, ex. oil and water?
Once discussions have concluded, make the connections that mass is the amount of matter in
an object, and volume is the amount of space an object takes up. Sinking and floating relate
to both the mass and volume of an object. Density is the amount of mass per unit volume.
EXPLORE: 25 min
Each group will be given a baggie with granulated sugar, a teaspoon, some measuring spoons, and four cups.
Then they will go to the front of the classroom and fill each of their four cups with some colored water. Once
they have filled their cups with colored water the students will add different amounts of sugar into each glass
(0tbs in the red one, 1 spoon in the yellow one, 2 spoons in the blue one, and 3 spoons in the green one) and stir
until all the sugar has dissolved. After this the students will take their clear straw and put their thumb one of the
openings (which will now be referred to as capping). They will then dip the uncovered opening into the cups
moving from the one with no sugar to the one with the most sugar and uncap it when its inside the water then
quickly cap it again before taking it out of the water and moving on to the next cup. Students need to be careful
that they dont uncap their straws outside of the water or theyll have to start all over. The students will then
answer the following questions:
Which liquid was denser?
We used sugar in this experiment but what other substances could be used to do this experiment?
Oil is less dense than water based on what you saw during this experiment what do you think happens during an
oil spill?

EXPLAIN: 15 min

MATERIALS
Tchart
Pictures of items
Granulated sugar
Colored water
Straws
cups
spoons
Density cube set
Rubber bands
Bowls
Water
Data worksheets

Each group will be given a bowl, a density cube set, rubber bands, and a data collection
worksheet. Each group will fill their bowl with water. The mass/volume of each cube will be
given on the worksheet (for lack of time and materials). Students will experiment with
whether each cube will sink or float and will calculate density for each cube. Using their
data, the students will answer the questions on the lab of:
1. What value was the same for each cube? Why?
2. Which cube was the most dense?
3. Which cube was the least dense?
ELABORATE: 30 min
To extend, the students will then use the density cubes and rubber bands to connect two
blocks together and evaluate whether they sink or float. They will experiment with different
combinations and use their data to answer the following questions on the lab of:
1. Which combinations sink? Why?
2. Which combinations float? Why?
EVALUATE: 10 min
To evaluate understanding of density, the class will discuss the results of the density cube lab
and turn in their data worksheets. The class will discuss and review:
1. What is density?
2. How do liquids with different densities react when combined?
3. How can you predict whether an object will sink or float?

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