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HyperPhysics: Buoyancy
For high-school and college physics students, HyperPhysics is an illustrated, hyperlinked, mind map of hundreds of physics topics. The material can be scrolled through from top to bottom or you can jump around, following the links in each short article. Topics related to buoyancy include density, mass, weight, fluid pressure, submerged volume, buoyant force, Archimedes Principle, and Pascal's Principle.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/pbuoy.html

NASA: Buoyancy: Archimedes Principle
Helicopters and airplanes depend on thrust and forward speed to fly. Hot air balloons and dirigibles rely on buoyancy (or differences in air density) for lift. This NASA page for high school students is part of a larger site on aeronautics. It offers a short article on buoyancy, and concludes with five exercises to test your understanding of the Archimedes Principle. At the bottom of the page you'll find links to more aeronautics topics.
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/WindTunnel/Activities/buoy_Archimedes.html

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