Name: _____________________________________

Date: ___________________

Lab - Buoyancy
Today you will be creating a density column. Did you know it is possible
to stack different liquids?

The 6 substances you will be stacking today are:

water
oil
alcohol
paraffin wax
nail
cork
Question: Which of these substances do you think will be at the very top
of the density column?
Hypothesis: ___________________________________________________
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Procedure:
1. In groups of 4, you will be assigned 2 of the 6 substances.
2. You will measure the density of these 2 substances.
Results:
Show your calculations here.
Substance 1:

Substance 2:

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Date: ___________________

Substance 3:

Substance 4:

Results table:
Substance

Mass
(g)

Volume
(mL)

Density
(g/mL)

Water
Oil
Alcohol
Paraffin wax
Nail
Cork

Based on these results, draw what you believe the density column will
look like.

Name: _____________________________________
Date: ___________________