YEAR EIGHT

PHYSICS
WEEK THREE LESSON
(25TH – 29TH September,2023)

CALCULATING DENSITY
Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you must be

able to:
• Calculate density of objects.

• Calculate mass of objects.

• Calculate volume of objects.

Resources:
You should use the following resources to aid
you in your learning:
• Student notebooks
• Exercise book
• Cambridge checkpoint course book, Year 9 (page
124 – 125)
CALCULATING DENSITY.
A rectangular block of steel measures 4cm x 2cm x
1.5cm. Its mass is 93.6g. Calculate the density of the
steel.
Solution
Volume of steel block = 4cm x 2cm x 1.5cm = 12
Density =
= 7.8g/
• A cube of sides 2cm has a mass of 7.0g. Calculate the
density of the cube.
Solution.
Volume of cube = 2cm x 2cm x 2cm = 8
Density =
= 0.875g/
NOW YOUR TURN.
CALCULATING MASS AND VOLUME.
Density = , so rearranging the equation we get

Mass = Density x Volume

Volume =
CALCULATING VOLUME
• What is the volume of a 2kg coin having a density of
250g/ ?
Solution.
Volume =
But 1kg = 1000g so 2kg = 2000g
Volume = = 8
YOUR TURN
Calculate the mass of the rock if it has a density of 2.5 g/
[ANS: 45g]
 MASS

DENSITY VOLUME
If two objects A and B have the same mass, the
object with the greater volume has the lowest
density.

If two objects A and B have the same volume, the

object with the greater mass has the greatest
density.