1. Integrated Instructions Templates – v0
Integrated Instructions Templates – v0.01 – 25/2/18 © David Paterson, 2018 Shared under a Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike” license.

2. = _ _m_ _ D x H x W Density of regular solids  Measure height (H) 
GCSE Physics: Density
Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks
Density of regular solids
 Measure height (H) 
 Measure depth (D) 
 Measure mass (M) 
82.3 g
= _ _m_ _
D x H x W
 Calculate density () 
 Measure width (W) 

3. = _m_ V Density of irregular solids  Submerge object in water 
GCSE Physics: Density
Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks
Density of irregular solids
 Submerge object in water 
= _m_ V
 Calculate density () 
 Measure mass (m) 
 Measure volume of water displaced (V) 
82.3 g

4.  Measure mass of empty measuring cylinder (mempty) 
GCSE Physics: Density
Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks
Density of liquids
 Measure mass of empty measuring cylinder (mempty) 
 Measure out a volume of the liquid (V) 
 Measure mass of full measuring cylinder (mfull) 
 Calculate density () 
= mfull ̶ mempty V
82.3 g
94.3 g