Density – the Reason the Titanic Sank

Jessica WetheringtonAnn WilliamsPutnam City

Engage Teacher Demo – Can you make an

orange sink?

Explore Students measure the mass and

volume of water, plot data on a graph, and derive the density formula

Explain Students predict if objects will float or

sink based on density and explain their reasoning

Elaborate Students will sink leaf disks. As the

leaves produced oxygen during photosynthesis, they will rise.

Evaluate Writing prompt –

› Using what you have learned about density, think about a career where the concept of density is important. Write at least 5-7 sentences about the career and how the concept of density is used.