SEEd - Grade 6
Strand 6.2: ENERGY AFFECTS MATTER
1 class periods of 15 minutes each
Large Groups
The students will predict if these items will float or sink. Coke, Diet Coke, and Diet Caffeine Coke.
Special teacher procedures, safety notes, and suggestions:
If they mention the word density give them full credit. Talk about the idea that Nutra-sweet that is used in Diet Coke is 1000 times sweeter than sugar so less is needed in the can. You can actually figure out the density of each can using water displacement.
Lesson Design by Jordan School District Teachers and Staff.