Prev. Article Next Article Table of Contents

Activity

Bowling for Density!

Your current credentials do not allow retrieval of the full text.

Purchase the full-text

PDF/HTML,
figures/images,
references and tables,
(where available)

Kathleen Holley and Diana Mason

Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203

Kirk Hunter

Department of Chemical Technology, Texas State Technical College, Waco, TX 76705

J. Chem. Educ., 2004, 81 (9), p 1312A

DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1312A

Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004

Abstract

Students are to decide whether or not an assigned bowling ball will float or sink in water. They must make their prediction based on a mathematical determination, as they are not permitted to place the bowling ball in water until it is time to test their hypotheses.

Keywords (Audience):

Elementary / Middle School Science

Keywords (Domain):

Interdisciplinary / Multidisciplinary

Keywords (Feature):

JCE Classroom Activity

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Inquiry-Based / Discovery Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Physical Properties

View: Hi-Res PDF | PDF w/ Links

Citing Articles

Citation data is made available by participants in CrossRef's Cited-by Linking service. For a more comprehensive list of citations to this article, users are encouraged to perform a search in SciFinder.

This article has been cited by 2 ACS Journal articles (2 most recent appear below).

Density Determination by Water Displacement and Flotation: An Introductory Experiment in Forensic Chemistry
Lisa A. Saccocio and Mary K. Carroll
Journal of Chemical Education2006 83 (8), 1187
- Density Determination by Water Displacement and Flotation: An Introductory Experiment in Forensic Chemistry
  Lisa A. Saccocio and Mary K. Carroll
  Journal of Chemical Education2006 83 (8), 1187
  An introductory lab experiment has been developed for a nonscience major course in forensic chemistry, designed to introduce students to basic chemical principles within the context of interesting problem-solving scenarios. Students explore two different ...
  Abstract | Hi-Res PDF | PDF w/ Links
Hands On Plastics
Hal Harris , Mary Harris
Journal of Chemical Education2005 82 (2), 209
- Hands On Plastics
  Hal Harris , Mary Harris
  Journal of Chemical Education2005 82 (2), 209
  “Hands On Plastics” is a project to encourage teaching about polymers and plastics, and has been generously supported by the American Plastics Council. The complete kit (which includes a CD with the video) is available to teachers for no charge.
  Abstract | Hi-Res PDF | PDF w/ Links