Archimedes Coloring Page

Archimedes lived in the Greek city of Syracuse, on the island of Sicily, more than 2,200 years ago. The story goes that the king asked him to find out whether a new crown was really made of pure gold. Archimedes had the idea in the bath, when he noticed the water rise as he climbed in, and he's said to have leaped out shouting "Eureka!", which means "I've found it!"

Whether or not it happened that way, he worked out that a floating object pushes aside its own weight in water, which explains why ships float. He also figured out how levers and pulleys let a small push move a heavy load.