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Robin Spoon

School/Organization:

White Plains High School, Calhoun County School System

Overview:

This podcast is an introduction to using displacement to determine the density of an object. Because density is an intrinsic property, it can be used to identify a substance. A follow-up lab should be used so students can apply the ideas introduced.

Length: 01:58

Content Areas: Math, Science

Alabama Course of Study Alignments and/or Professional Development Standard Alignments:

[S1] CHE (9-12) 1: Differentiate among pure substances, mixtures, elements, and compounds.
[MA2010] (7) 16: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume, and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms. [7-G6]