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Salt 'n Lighter

In this activity, learners discover that as the salinity of water increases, the density increases as well. Learners prove this by attempting to float fresh eggs in saltwater and freshwater. This resource explains the relationship between water density and salinity as well as how this phenomenon relates to water displacement. It also explains how large ships float on water and includes a chart of some famous historical ship sizes. This resource...

Keywords:: Liquids, Structure and Properties of Matter, NSDL, Ecology, Floatation, Nature and Environment, Salinity, Dead Sea, Physics, Displacement, Saltwater, Conducting Investigations, Volume and Density, Chemistry, Float, Earth System Science, Buoyancy, Atmospheric Science, Mass and Weight, Materials Science, Forestry and Agriculture, Water, Physical Science, Transportation Engineering, Density, Geoscience, Ocean Science, Mathematics, Earth Processes, Oceanography, Freshwater, Flood, Engineering, General Science, Salt, Technology, Ships, Weather and Climate, Sink, Oceans and Water, Solutions, Ocean, Education