Science at home! Fun homemade experiments for the little ones. Today we will learn about the Density and Buoyancy!

lasocia (60)in #steempress • 5 years ago (edited)

Hello friends of @steemiteducation, the education of our children is fundamental for us as parents and that is why we always have to look for the best teaching tools that help us transmit knowledge in a practical and fun way. The experiments at home are a very valuable tool that we have to take advantage of, they offer us infinite possibilities that we must use to teach.Today we will study density and why objects float through a simple but fun experiment. Today we will continue working with two very important concepts Density and Buoyancy, this time we will do it through an experiment that children will love since it involves a balloon, it will be very fun and you will see it.

But before we start, let's review the terminology.

What is Density?

That an object floats or sinks in a liquid depends on the relation between the densities of the object and the liquid. The density of a substance is obtained by dividing its mass by its volume. Volume is the space it occupies and mass is easily measured with a weight or scale. If we divide the mass between the volume density is obtained.

What is buoyancy?

Buoyancy is the ability of a body to stay within a fluid. A simple way to explain it is that for an object to float it is necessary that the push-up is greater than the weight and that depending on the density of the object and the fluid it floats more or less.

Yes now! Let's go with the experiment:

Materials:

A glass of water

.Salt

One teaspoon

A balloon

Procedures:

In half a glass of water, add approximately 4 cups of salt.

Then he takes that water and with the help of a syringe he fills a balloon.

Then place 4 more tablespoons of salt in the water to achieve a saturated solution and place the balloon inside the glass.

If we drop the balloon in the glass we see that it is floating on the surface.

The balloon mixture has less salt, is less dense and therefore floats on the glass mixture.

Now with the help of a syringe we pour water down the walls of the glass very carefully so that they do not mix.

The balloon has an intermediate density that is why it floats between the saturated mixture found in the bottom of the glass and the water that is in the upper part.

The two liquids mix little by little but we can move them to accelerate the process.

The mixture that fills the glass is denser than the mixture that has the balloon and therefore floats on the surface.

Children love to do experiments. With them, while they have fun, they learn and ask questions about the world around them. Among its many benefits, scientific exploration, feeding, the child's natural curiosity, encouragement, stimulation, reasoning and logic, improving the ability to solve problems, improving self-esteem and preparing for understanding , understanding, understanding. Future It is not necessary to enjoy science to have a laboratory, be surprised by the amount of experiments that can be done with some materials made at home. So there's nothing else, get in touch with work and have fun with your children or students. I hope this article has been of interest and help, and I hope in my next post.