http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/ydymniko/lessons/Archimedes/

http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/ydymniko/lessons/Archimedes/

This is a good storyboard of the story of Archimedes and the golden crown.

http://www.mada.org.il/website/html/eng/3/3_5_4.htm


Archimedes CrazyTalk Floating Soda Intro.


PDF of the worksheet: The Case of the Missing Crown


 

 http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lectures/10_ArchimedesResult.html

MIT tried to do what Mythbusters couldn't. They but the legen of Archimedes burning ray to the test.

 

 

 

 

Density Tables

 

Densities of Some Common Gases

Gas

Density

Air/air

0013 g/cm3

Helium

.0001663 g/cm3

Hydrogen

.00009 g/cm3

Nitrogen

.001251 g/cm3

Oxygen

.0013 g/cm3

Carbon Dioxide

.00195 g/cm3

Densities of Solids

Gold

19.3 g/cm3

Lead

11.3 g/cm3

Silver

10.5 g/cm3

Copper

8.9 g/cm3

Iron

7.9 g/cm3

Steel

7.8 g/cm3

Aluminum

2.7 g/cm3

Water (ice)

.92 g/cm3

Diamond

3.52 g/cm3

Platinum

21.4 g/cm3

Uranium

18.7 g/cm3

Table Salt

2.2 g/cm3

Wood Cherry

0.433 g/cm3

Wood Birch

0.705 g/cm3

Wood Mahogony

0.705 g/cm3

Wood Red Oak

0.673 g/cm3

Wood Southern Pine

0.65 g/cm3

Wood Sugar Maple

0.689 g/cm3

Wood Walnut

0.593 g/cm3

Wood Pine

.5 g/cm3

Dnsities of Liquids

type of Liquid

Density g/mL or g/cm3

Water

1.0 g/mL

Rubbing Alcohol

81 g/mL

Cooking Oil

.92 g/mL

Mercury

13.6 g/mL

Gasoline

.66 g/mL

Sea Water

1.03 g/mL

Corn Syrup

1.38 g/mL

Milk

1.03 g/mL

 

 

 

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