Hydrosphere Water Demos

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Name:

Density:
Example:
Buoyancy:
Example:
Paper demonstration:
1. The snow that has just fallen on the ground is ________ dense.
2. The snow that has been walked on or made into a snowball is ________
dense.
Oil Demonstration:
3. The oil is _________ dense than the water. It _____________.
This means that the oil is ________________.
4. The water is __________ dense than the oil. It _____________.
This means that the water is not as ______________ as the oil.

Hydrosphere Fresh Water vs. Salt Water Lab

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Name:

Directions: Write down your observations for the following questions.

1. What do you think will happen when you drop the beads into the fresh
water?

2. What do you think will happen when you drop the beads into the salt
water?

Directions: Drop the beads into the fresh water first.

3. What happened when you dropped the beads into the fresh water?

Directions: Drop the beads into the salt water next.

4. What happened when you dropped the beads into the salt water?

5. What did you learn about the density of fresh water and salt water?
(Double check answer with Miss Wicks.)

6. What have you learned about the buoyancy of objects put into fresh
water or salt water? (Double check you answer with Miss Wicks.)

After you have done this, clean up your desk areas by:
1. Put cups back at front table.
2. Dry beads off. Return beads to front table.
3. Wipe desks till they are dry.
4. Put this worksheet in your binder at the end of class.