Hydrostatic Pressure & Buoyancy Project-Based Learning Activity | Physics II | Grades 9–12

Hydrostatic Pressure & Buoyancy Project-Based Learning Activity is a project-based learning activity for Physics II (grades 9–12) on Hydrostatic Pressure & Buoyancy.

Pairs with: Hydrostatic Pressure & Buoyancy Slide Show Presentation; Hydrostatic Pressure & Buoyancy Guided Notes; Hydrostatic Pressure & Buoyancy Lesson Quiz; Hydrostatic Pressure & Buoyancy Unit Test.

Sections: Scenario; Contents Map; Before You Build; Ordinary Classroom Supplies Plus The Hull Kit; How The Test Runs; Slide 7 — How Barge And Report Come Together; Print And Complete; How The Product Is Scored. Sample item: “How do you design a model barge that floats a 2.00 kg load at a draft of exactly 0.040 m, and prove it before it touches water?”

What's inside: Project Based Learning Activity (editable .pptx + PDF, 13 slides).

Standards: NGSS High School Physical Science (HS-PS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.

Resource type: Project-Based Learning Activity. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the project stations over several class periods, ending with a product they present. Built for Physics II, grades 9–12.

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