This lab demonstrates buoyant force, fluid displacement, and density. It does not use any LabQuest sensors, but it has been updated.
Student Objectives
- Demonstrate the concept of buoyant force
- Measure the volume of an object indirectly, using buoyant force
- Measure the volume of an object direcly, using fluid displacement
- Calculate the density of an object and compare it to the known value
- Compare the buoyant force on a floating object to that on a submerged object