Density can be a very tricky concept to understand. Help my students comprehend this physical property which will help them understand the rest of the curriculum.
My students are 8th grade science students in a suburban school in Georgia.
They attend a Title 1 school with a high transiency rate. For many of my students, up until this grade level they have not considered careers in science or engineering. Through physical science they will see how these careers can be accessible to them.
My Project
The density kits and calculators will help my students to better understand the concept of density through experience and mathematically. Although density is covered in the curriculum of 6th, 7th and 8th grades, it is a key concept to physical science that my students have always struggled with. Experiencing how density is a function of both mass and volume by using the kits will help them better comprehend the concept and relate it to the flow of heat and energy. The calculators will be used throughout the year as students need to mathematically compute density and velocity and acceleration.
Please help my students (and future students) have a better understanding of density.
The density kits will help them experience how the density of a material is a function of both its mass and volume. Having access to calculators will also help them understand density mathematically. Thank you for considering donating to this project. My students will benefit from these materials for years.
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