Archimedes Bucket
Product Code : SCL-CL-11890
Archimedes Bucket (SKU SCL-CL-11890) is a buoyancy demonstration set made up of a bucket of transparent material and a metal cylinder, used to verify Archimedes' principle: the upward force on an immersed object equals the weight of the fluid it displaces. It suits physics classrooms, school laboratories and science training centres. From Ambala, India, Science Lab Supplies dispatches the set to schools, colleges, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
The Archimedes bucket's specifications are listed one per row in the table below. In short, a bucket of transparent material pairs with a metal cylinder, and the clear walls let students watch fluid displacement and the behaviour of the immersed object, so the link between buoyant force and displaced fluid is seen during the experiment.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | SCL-CL-11890 |
| Bucket | Transparent material |
| Cylinder | Metal |
| Principle | Archimedes' principle: buoyant force equals the weight of fluid displaced |
| Immersion | Object partially or fully immersed |
| Concepts | Buoyancy, displacement, fluid pressure |
| Observation | Transparent construction shows fluid displacement and object behaviour |
| Suitable for | Physics classrooms, school laboratories, science training centres, practical demonstrations |
| Supplied by | Science Lab Supplies, Ambala, India |
Applications and Experiments for the Archimedes Bucket
The Archimedes bucket gives students a hands-on way to verify buoyancy and displacement, bridging the textbook statement and a real measurement. It suits CBSE/NCERT Class 9 science (Gravitation: thrust, buoyancy and Archimedes' principle), Class 11 physics on fluids, and practical sessions in science training centres.
- Class 9 science: verifying that the loss in weight of an immersed body equals the weight of liquid displaced.
- Measuring the force in air and in water with a spring balance from the colour-coded Set of Dynamometers, which reads in grams and newtons.
- Collecting the displaced water in one of the graduated borosilicate Beakers to compare its weight with the loss in weight.
- Relating displacement to relative density in Class 11 practicals.
- Comparing buoyancy in water and in a salt solution.
In the classic method, the bucket and cylinder hang from a spring balance, the cylinder is lowered into water and the reading falls; filling the bucket with water then restores the original reading.
Standard Scope of Supply
Each set comprises the transparent bucket and the metal cylinder. A spring balance, an overflow can and a beaker for the full experiment can be added to the same quotation, so the whole buoyancy practical is priced together in one document.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Ask for a quotation for a single set or for one per student group. The quotation gives the packing, delivery time and price for that number, and spring balances or weights for the experiment can be added to the same document.
Science Lab Supplies has an Importer-Exporter Code in place and can ship to buyers in Nepal, Bangladesh, Zambia, Rwanda, South Africa and Qatar. Send the number of student groups through the contact page so a set per group can be priced, or build the list in the enquiry cart; tendered buying runs through the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in the Archimedes Bucket set?
The set contains a transparent bucket and a metal cylinder. A spring balance and an overflow vessel for the full experiment can be listed alongside it on the same quotation.
Which principle does it verify?
Archimedes' principle: the upward buoyant force on a partly or fully immersed object equals the weight of the fluid it displaces. The set lets students check this by measurement rather than taking it on trust.
Who supplies the Archimedes Bucket?
Quotations for this set are issued by Science Lab Supplies in Ambala, India, to schools, colleges and contractors, covering one set or a class quantity together with spring balances and weights where needed.
Why is the bucket transparent?
A transparent bucket lets the class see the water level and the immersed cylinder clearly while the readings are taken, so displacement can be observed as well as measured.
Related Buoyancy and Density Equipment
Verifying Archimedes' principle needs a way to measure force and collect displaced water, and the lesson extends naturally to density. These Chemistry Lab, Physics Lab and Properties of Matter items provide the measuring tools and follow-up experiments on one combined quotation.
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- Overflow Vessel (Eureka Can) — G.I. sheet can with a flared top edge for the Archimedes experiment.
- Archimedes' Principal Demonstration Set — aluminium, brass and plastic cylinders with blocks, a triple-beam balance and beakers.
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- Apparatus for Measuring the Density of Solids — steel base and rods with a spring scale, cup, cylinder and bodies of different materials.
Browse the full Chemistry Lab range, the Properties of Matter range, or all school lab equipment.
Last updated: 9 October 2026
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