Lesson 3.4: Density: Sink and Float for Solids
Accompanying Lesson Plan: Lesson 3.4: Density: Sink and Float for Solids
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Wax
- Wax is made of carbon and hydrogen atoms bonded together in long chains.
- The chains are tangled, intertwined, and packed together to make the wax.
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Water
- Water molecules are packed more closely together than the long molecules that make up wax.
- The oxygen atoms in water are also smaller and heavier than the carbon atoms in wax. This contributes to making water more dense than wax.
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Clay
- Clay contains oxygen atoms like water but also contains heavier atoms such as silicon and aluminum.
- These atoms are packed pretty close together which makes clay more dense than water.
