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This simulation provides a highly visual, intuitive way for students to explore how density is related to an object's mass and volume. Using a virtual water tank, users drop various objects to see what floats and what sinks. Use the mouse to submerge the object and see how much fluid it displaces. A scale is provided to measure the mass of the objects, with a density table available for view. Students can easily see why the density formula works, especially when they identify the "mystery" objects.
This item is part of a larger collection of simulations developed by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET).
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<a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=10709">PhET. PhET Simulation: Density. Boulder: PhET, December 30, 2010.</a>
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PhET Simulation: Density (PhET, Boulder, 2010), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/density>.
APA Format
PhET Simulation: Density. (2010, December 30). Retrieved October 6, 2024, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/density
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PhET. PhET Simulation: Density. Boulder: PhET, December 30, 2010. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/density (accessed 6 October 2024).
MLA Format
PhET Simulation: Density. Boulder: PhET, 2010. 30 Dec. 2010. 6 Oct. 2024 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/density>.
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@misc{
Title = {PhET Simulation: Density},
Publisher = {PhET},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {6 October 2024},
Month = {December 30, 2010},
Year = {2010}
}
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