Lab Buoyanci

Name ________________________________________ Date ____________________________Buoyancy and Density Activity

Directions: Go to the followingwebsite to use an interactive simulation to work with buoyancy and density or downloadit directly from Blackboardhttp://phet.colorado.edu/sims/density-and-buoyancy/buoyancy_en.html

Procedure:

Getting Familiar

1. On the Intro screen,mess with the apparatus, changing the blocks, observing what happens when themass, volume and densities are held constant.

2. Check and uncheck the boxesunder “Show Forces” to see where they act.

Intro: Write below a briefdescription of what you think is the relationship is between mass, volume and densityof each object and how it affects whether the object will sink or float....