Archimedes’ Block Model
Catalog # 470014-938
Supplier: PRECISION MOULDED POLYMERS LTD
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- Description:Archimedes’ Block Model
- Cat. No.:470014-938
- Supplier no.:A-M9024
Specifications
About this item
Your Students Will Shout Eureka When They Use this Simple Apparatus.
- Includes block, weights, spring scale, and a teacher’s guide
- Size: 2"W x 1 1/2"H x 2"D
A graduated block, water, and a beaker you provide are all you need to re-create Archimedes’ discovery that a body immersed in a fluid becomes lighter by an amount equal to that of the fluid it displaces. Add the included weights to the cube to demonstrate displacement; add enough to submerge the block and measure its mass with a spring scale to illustrate the effects of buoyancy. You can also teach the concepts of specific gravity and density.