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Taking the "Dense" out of Density

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Pencil Hydrometers

• Density of solids
• Density is a factor of volume and mass.
• 43 people in a VW Bug is more dense than the same car with only 12.
• Density depends on how much matter is packed into how much space.
• Making Pencil Hydrometers
• Good science involves accurate measurements and scale.
• Teach kids to measure carefully and accurately.
• These little things measure the density of liquids.