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DENSITY…What Is
Density & How Can It
Be Measured
th
7
Grade Science,
Woodrow Wilson Middle
School
Goals & Objectives:
Define density
Explain the difference between
densities
Describe how to measure the
density of a liquid
Apply the density formula
Performance
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Define density
Measure density
Describe differences in density
Apply the density formula D=M/V
Evaluation &
Assessment:
Completion of Density lab
Lab Analysis Questions
Chapter Assessment
Extra Credit: Create a song about
density
Lesson Overview
Do Now
Brain Pop on Density
Role Play
Density Lab
Coke vs Diet Coke Density
Demonstration
Power Point
Teaching Strategies:
Sense & Meaning
What students already know
Personal importance
Primacy/Regency
Prime Time One
Down Time
Prime Time Two
Learning Styles:
Concrete-Sequential
Concrete-Random
Abstract-Sequential
Abstract-Random
Multiple Intelligences:
Technologies:
Smart Board
Document Camera
Sound System
Technologies:
Websites/Programs:
Brain Pop
Power Point
Brainy Bits:
Neurons
Sensory input
Brainy Bits:
Cerebral lobes
Limbic Systems
References:
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Buckley, D., Miller, Z., Padilla, M. J., Thornton, K., & Wysession, M. E. (2001). Interactive science:water and atmosphere.
Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Retrieved from
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Dunn, R., & Dunn, K. (1993). Teaching secondary students through their individual learning styles:Practical approaches
for grades 7-12. Boston, MA:
Allyn & Bacon.
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Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. New York: Basic Books.
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Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice. New York: Basic Books.
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Gardner, H. (1999). Intelligence Reframed. New York: Basic Books.
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Gregorc, A. (1985). Gregorc Style Delineator. A Self-Assessment Instrument for Adults. Columbia, CT: Gregorc
Associates, Inc.
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Sousa, D. (2005). How the brain learns. a classroom teacher's guide. (2 ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.