Contributor PhET Community

Update
07-25-2012
Content Type
Lab
Grade Level
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Object Type
PDF
License

This resource is a lab simulation and lesson plan in which students experiment with a helium balloon, a hot air balloon, or a rigid sphere filled with different gases to discover what makes some balloons float and others sink. The resource includes student and teacher handouts. The accompanying simulation can be found here: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/balloons-and-buoyancy

Author: UTeach Middle School PhET Team