Understanding Solubility and Density (5-8)

Understanding Solubility and Density advances understanding and effective teaching about how differences in solubility of substances affect density.

Course Objectives

• Explain how dissolving one substance into another affects mass and volume
• Explain how the effects of solubility on density influence real-world examples
• Examine attributes of effective learning environments

Course Syllabus

Session 1: Solubility and Density
Participants investigate changes in density, and in particular how solubility of one substance in another affects the density of the resulting mixture.

Session 2: The Environment for Learning
In a companion methodology session, participants look at solubility and density in the context of how to create a classroom environment that fosters inquiry learning.

Additional Course Information

• 15 contact hours
• Fourth in a series of four courses for teachers of middle school physical science
• Other courses in the series:
  • 1st course: Understanding Energy Transfer ^‡
  • 2nd course: Understanding Waves ^‡
  • 3rd course: Understanding Heat Transfer ^‡
• A full survey course (45 contact hours), Teaching Middle School Physical Science, is also available.

^‡ recommended before taking this course

We recommend course modules be taken in order. If this is not possible, it's important to have a basic knowledge of the content and methodology described in the preceding courses.

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