Water Displacement Lab

In our current science unit we are learning about mass, volume, and density. My students learned that to find the volume of oddly shaped solids, they must use water displacement. Here are some of my students completing their water displacement lab!


Steps of Water Displacement:
1. Measure the volume of JUST the liquid in the graduated cylinder. Record data.
2. Place the object in the water.
3. Measure the volume of the water with the object in the graduated cylinder. Record data.
4. Subtract. (Ending mL - Starting mL = Volume of object)