Constructing and Calibrating a Hydrometer

Students construct and calibrate a simple hydrometer using different salt solutions. They then graph their data and determine the density and salinity of an unknown solution using their hydrometer and graphical analysis.
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Subject(s): Mathematics, Science
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: density, salinity, linear, best fit, function, hydrometer, statistics, scatterplot, graph
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Teaching Idea
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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