Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle
Students will explore buoyancy and apply Archimedes' Principle to explain why objects float or sink.
Key Questions
- Explain Archimedes' Principle and its application to buoyancy.
- Analyze the forces acting on an object submerged in a fluid.
- Predict how changing an object's shape affects its buoyancy.
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