MEASUREMENT
TOOLS
Using the tools to collect
evidence!
Circumference of Different Building Materials
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Type of Material
Length in mm
Stone
200-600mm
Rock
76-199mm
Gravel
100-196.4mm
Quartz
134.5-175.2mm
1. In the table above, based on the unit of
measurement, which tool would be the
best to use?
2. Which material has the largest
circumference?
MEASUREMENT TOOLS
1. Meterstick
A. Measures length, width,& height of
regular objects (objects with straight
sides)
B. Units are meters (m), centimeters (cm),
millimeters (mm)
1.
2.
If I wanted to find the length of a pencil
which unit would be most appropriate?
How about the length between here and
flagstaff?
84cm
22cm
31cm
62.2cm
37.8cm
2. TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
A. Measures mass in grams (g)
2. TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
A.
measures mass in grams (g)
1.
Check to see if the Triple Beam Balance is
balanced, if not, twist the nob until the
lines match up.
Place object on the balance plate
Move the weights to the left
Check for balance
Move the largest weight until the scale
drops move it back one space
Repeat steps 3&4 with the medium weight
Move the smallest weight until balanced
add the measurements and label
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
WHAT ARE THE
MEASUREMENTS
FROM THESE TWO
TRIPLE BEAM
BALANCES?
3. Graduated Cylinder
TOOLS CONT’D…  Measures the volume of liquids
and irregular objects (objects
with round or jagged sides)
1.
Fill with water about
halfway
2.
Record the volume
3.
Place object into Graduated
Cylinder
4.
Record the volume
5.
Subtract the two volumes
Label
 Meniscus – the curve of the
water (measure from the
bottom)
FINDING THE VOLUME OF A REGULAR
OBJECT
1. Use a meter stick to measure the
length, the width, and the height
2. Multiply the three together
3. The unit is cubed (𝑚3 𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑚3 )
depending on your
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Enter Silently
Grab Materials, Notebooks, Folders
DON’T TOUCH THE MATERIALS
Begin Do Now
1. Mr. Wallace recorded that a
graduated cylinder read 30mL,
then he put a rock into the
graduated cylinder and the water
rose to the level shown on .
According to the statement above,
what is the volume of the rock?
BOARDS UP/ QUIZ
WHICH INSTRUMENT WOULD YOU
USE TO MEASURE THE VOLUME OF
A CUP OF WATER? WHAT UNIT
WOULD YOU USE?
The
Graduated Cylinder because
it is a liquid.
mL
VOLUME OF A REGULAR OBJECT

You measure the teachers lab desk and find that
the length is 1m, the height is 1.5m, and the
width is 2m. What is the volume of the lab desk?
(Make sure to write the correct unit)
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR
BOARDS UP PARTNER
There
is a box with a width of
2cm, a length of 4cm, and a
height of 3.5m. What is the
volume of the box?
WHAT WOULD YOU USE TO
MEASURE THE MASS OF A
PENNY?
The
WHAT UNIT?
Triple Beam Balance
measures mass.
g
WHAT TOOL SHOULD YOU USE
TO MEASURE THE VOLUME OF A
MARBLE? WHAT UNIT?
A
graduated cylinder because it
is an irregular object.
mL
FINDING VOLUME
Write
down the steps to
finding the volume of a
marble.
1.
Fill graduated cylinder half
way
2.
Record the volume
3.
Place the marble in the G.C.
4.
Record the volume
5.
Subtract volume 1 from
volume 2
FINDING MASS
 You
have a graduated cylinder with
23 mL of water. Write down the steps
in order to find the mass of the water
using the correct tool.
1.
Find the mass of the empty G.C.
2.
Record the mass
3.
Put 23mL of water in
4.
Find the mass of the 23mL of water
in the G.C.
5.
Record the mass
6.
Subtract the two values
WHAT SHOULD BE USED TO
MEASURE THE LENGTH OF A
FOOTBALL FEILD? WHAT
UNIT?
A
meterstick.
Meter
(m)
MEASUREMENT PRACTICE SCAVENGER
HUNT
Lab Safety Contracts
Work group of 2-3 at your table to complete the
activity.
Room should be at a 3
Norms:
1. Be on task, take charge of your own learning.
(leadership and urgency)
2. Use lab equipment properly. (community)
3. Clean up after yourself. (community)
LAB TOOLS QUIZ
Practical (3mins at each table)
 Clear your tables of everything but a pencil
and the quiz
 Room is silent during the test
 Around the room are 15 objects
 Walk around with your groups to each
table and write in the correct number
box
1.
2.
name the object
write what it does (its function)
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to collect data
Enter Silently
Grab Materials, Notebooks, Folders
Begin Do Now
1. How long is this pencil?
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data
Have your lab safety contact out
Ethan wanted to measure the mass of water in a
cup, but didn’t know how. He decided the best
thing to do was to pour the water on to the
triple beam balance! When he did, the water
spilled everywhere!
What should Ethan have done in order to actually
measure the mass of the water?
1.
HOUSE KEEPING
Graded Work and Folders
 Lab Safety Contracts

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1. what is the volume of the liquid
 2. If you drop a piece of brass in the graduated
cylinder and the water level rises to 64mL what
is the volume of the brass?

CLICKERS
Assign
 Write your clicker number in the top left corner
of the front page of your notebook

MEASUREMENT PRACTICE LAB
Work group of 2 at your table to complete the lab.
Using equipment:
Share
Be respectful of tools and people using them
Room should be at a 3
Norms:
1.
Be on task, take charge of your own learning.
(leadership and urgency)
2.
Use lab equipment properly. (community)
3.
Clean up after yourself. (community)
CONCLUSION TICKET
1. What is the mass of this object?
2. What tool would a scientist use to measure
Mass?
Type of
Material
Stone
3. What is the measurement on the
graduated cylinder?
4. What tool would you use to measure
the materials in the table.
Rock
Gravel
Quartz
>600mm
200600mm
76-199mm
100196.4mm
134.5175.2mm