Diet Root Beer Floats

Students investigate the physical properties of various types of soda in this eye-opening activity.

Grades covered: 4 through 8

Curriculum Topics: Density, Observation Skills, Physical Properties

Standards

Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.

Common Standards Click to View

Make observations & measurements to identify materials based on their properties. [Examples of properties: color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, & solubility; density is not intended as an identifiable property.]||Next Generation Science Standards||Grade 5||Physical Science||Matter and its Interactions|||Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances. ||Next Generation Science Standards||Grade 5||Physical Science||Matter and its Interactions|||Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, & state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed. ||Next Generation Science Standards||Middle School||Physical Science||Matter and Its Interactions

California Standards (Click to View)

1.f. Differences in chemical and physical properties of substances are used to separate mixtures and identify compounds.||CA Science||Grade 5||01. Physical Sciences||1. Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world.|||1.g. Properties of solid, liquid, and gaseous substances, such as sugar (C₆H₁₂O₆), water (H₂O), helium (He), oxygen (O₂), nitrogen (N₂), and carbon dioxide (CO₂).||CA Science||Grade 5||01. Physical Sciences||1. Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world.|||8.a. Density is mass per unit volume.||Grade 8||01. Physical Sciences||8. Density and Buoyancy||8. All objects experience a buoyant force when immersed in a fluid.|||8.b. How to calculate the density of substances (regular and irregular solids, and liquids) from measurements of mass and volume.||Grade 8||01. Physical Sciences||8. Density and Buoyancy||8. All objects experience a buoyant force when immersed in a fluid.|||8.c. The buoyant force on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid it has displaced.||Grade 8||01. Physical Sciences||8. Density and Buoyancy||8. All objects experience a buoyant force when immersed in a fluid.|||8.d. How to predict whether an object will float or sink.||Grade 8||01. Physical Sciences||8. Density and Buoyancy||8. All objects experience a buoyant force when immersed in a fluid.

Categories include:

Physical Science
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Science

Tags: Matter

Subjects covered: Physical Science

Diet Root Beer Floats

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