Friends Boys School

9th grade
MYP (Level 4)

Science Department
Investigation

Name: ____________________

Date: __________

Density
The mass density or density of a material is defined as its mass per
unit volume. The symbol most often used for density is (the Greek
letter rho). Different materials usually have different densities, so density is an
important
concept
regarding buoyancy,
purity
and packaging. Osmium and iridium are the densest known metal elements
at standard conditions for temperature and pressure but not the densest
materials.
Less dense fluids float on more dense fluids if they do not mix. This concept
can be extended, with some care, to less dense solids floating on more dense
fluids. If the average density (including any air below the waterline) of an
object is less than water it will float in water and if it is more than water's it will
sink in water.

Your investigation will be assessed against criteria B & C.

Task: Investigate the density of fresh water and salt water.
Research question:

Hypothesis:

Explanation:

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Independent

Variable:

What

are

you

investigating

and

manipulating?

Dependent Variables: What are you measuring?

Controlled Variable: (Something doesnt change during the

experiment)

Tools and materials:

Procedure: (Should be numbered, step by step, and written as third

person dialogue.)

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Diagram:

Data and observations: (draw a table for your data)

Data processing:
Graph your data on a graphing paper (your graph paper should be
titled and the axes should be labeled with the proper names and
units).
Analysis :( use your graph to answer the following)
What does your graph tell you about the relation between the
independent variable and the dependent variables?
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Result and conclusion:

(Refer to hypothesis to show if the result support the
hypothesis or not, refer to the result and provide a scientific
explanation)

Sources of errors: Should be numbered

.
.
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Improvement: Should be numbered

Good Luck

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