Name_________________________
Period________
Date______________
Measurement Lab
Vocabulary: Length, graduated cylinder, volume, density, mass, triple beam balance,
weight
Prior Knowledge:
What system of measurement do we use in the United States?
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What system of measurement do scientists use?
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Warm Up:
Scientists determine the mass of something using a triple beam balance. The basic
unit for measuring mass is the gram. Watch the demonstration. What is the mass
of the light bulb? _________________________
Station 1
Measuring length
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Measure the length of the lines to the nearest mm
Record your answers here
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Station 2
Measuring volume
Block _______
Length________________
V= l x w x h
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Station 3
Measuring mass
Rock _______
Rock _______
Measure the length, width, and height of the wood
block to the nearest mm
● Use this formula to calculate volume V= l x w x h
● Record your answers here
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Width ________________
Height________________
Find the mass to the nearest tenth of a gram using
the triple beam balance
● Record your results here
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Station 4
Measuring density
Regular shape
Block ________
Length________________
V= l x w x h
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Mass _________________
Density = mass ÷ volume
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Station 5
Measuring density
Irregular shape
Measure the length, width, and height of the wood
block to the nearest mm
● Use this formula to calculate volume V= l x w x h
● Find the mass using the triple beam balance
● Calculate density by using this formula d = m ÷ V
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Width ________________
Height________________
Find the volume of the rock using water
displacement (fill a graduated cylinder with a
certain amount of water, place the object in the
cylinder, determine the new volume. The volume
of the object is the difference between the two).
Volume of an irregular shaped object is expressed
in cm3 (cubic centimeters)
● Find the mass using the triple beam balance
● Calculate density by using this formula d = m ÷ V
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Volume _______________
Mass_______________
Density = mass ÷ volume
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Station 6
Area- SMARTboard
Weight
Object
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Weight is the force of gravity on an object
Complete the table. If you mouse over the red bar it
will tell you the exact weight in Newtons.
Weight of object on
Earth (use spring scale)
Weight of object on the
Moon (use spring scale)
Watermelon
Plant
Baseball
Concept Review:
1. __________ formula to find density
2. __________ measure of the amount of matter in an object
3. __________ the amount of space occupied by an object
4. __________ the units used to label density
5. __________ the unit of measure found using a triple beam balance
A. Mass
B. Volume
C. Grams
D. d= m ÷ V
E. g/cm3