Name __________________________________
Period ______
Metric Measurement Lab
Objectives:
*Measuring using the metric system
* mastering the metric ruler, gram scale, graduated cylinder, and thermometer.
*demonstrate the ability to convert original measurements to lower and higher values by moving the decimal
point the correct number of places in the proper direction.
Materials:
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Lab paper
metric stick
Glassware: graduated cylinders, beaker
coins
Book
Gram Scale
Thermometer
Procedures and Data:
Linear Measure
Measure the following items using the metric system. Use the
metric stick to measure spaces below. Above each column write the name of the
unit that is abbreviated below it. Circle the unit you used to directly measure with for
each item. Convert to other metric units. Fill in the correct abbreviation beside each
measurement. The base unit for measuring metric length is
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Title:
Object
Kilometer
Meter
Centimeter
Diameter of Penny
Height of desk
Width of a textbook
Length of the room
Width of the room
Write the correct unit for measuring each of the objects: Football field
A Penny
Abraham Lincoln’s head on the Penny
Millimeter
Table
Mass/Weight Use the scale to mass the following materials. Place your measurements in the spaces below.
Be sure to check the unit on the scale to verify that you are measuring in grams (g) NOT oz or ct. The
base unit for measuring metric weight is
Title
Object
Mass of a Penny
Mass of an empty 10 ml graduated cylinder
Mass of a graduated cylinder with 10 ml of water
Mass of 10 ml of water
Grams
Centigrams Milligrams Kilograms
Define MassDefine WeightExplain which (mass or weight) would change on the moon- mass or weight- use terms and RSQ.
Name __________________________________
Period ______
Volume Use the glassware provided to measure the volume of the following
containers. Place the measurement in the table provided. In the last column of the
chart write which glassware was used to measure the liquid. (10 ml graduated
cylinder, 50 ml graduated cylinder, 50 ml beaker, 100 ml beaker, 100 ml graduated
cylinder, etc.) Remember to title the table. The base unit used to measure metric
volume is
Title
Object
Volume of colored liquid
Volume of clear liquid
Volume of the room (correct units)
Liter
Centiliter
Milliliter
Glassware Used
What determines which glassware you measure with? RSQ
What is a meniscus? Why is it necessary to know about it when measuring liquids? RSQ
Temperature Use the thermometer to measure the temperature of the following items. Write the name of the
unit measure above the column that contains its abbreviation. Circle the temperature/s which you were able to
measure directly. What is the metric measurement for temperature?
Title
Liquid
Farenheit
Celcius
Kelvin
Ice Water
Boiling Water
Cold Isopropyl Alcohol
How did you determine the value for Kelvin? RSQ
Practice Problems
1. The metric prefix denoting 1000X is _____________________.
2. If you are changing m to cm. what direction do you move the decimal point? _______
3. How many times larger is a centigram then a milligram? _______________.
4. What is the metric value for mass?
Length or distance
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5. What is the metric value for volume?
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6. What is the prefix value for 100X? _____________ What is the prefix value for 1/100? _____________
8. Moving from a large value to a small value, we move the decimal point to the ______________.
9. Moving the decimal point to the right moves from a ___________ value to a ____________ value.
10. A beaker is filled with 200 ml of water and a goldfish is added, the water level rises to 240 ml.
What is the goldfish's volume? ___________
11. If a beaker is filled with 400 ml of water and a tennis ball is added, the water level rises to 620 ml.
What is the volume of the tennis ball? _____________
12 Convert the following measurements.
a. 1.2 km = ___________ m
c. 25 C = ___________ F
e. BONUS (SHOW WORK)
b. 13 g = ______________ kg
d. 100 C = ___________ K 5 km = ____________ feet
Name __________________________________
Period ______
Metric Conversion Notes
Common Conversions
Length - meter (m)
1 meter (m) = 39.37 inches (in)
1 kilometer (km) = .62 miles (mi)
Volume - liter (L or l)
1 liter (l) = 1.06 quarts
1 milliliter (ml) = .034 fluid ounce
1 ml = 1cm3
Mass - gram (g)
1 pound (lb) = 454 grams (g)
1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds
Temperature - Celsius (°C)
°F = 1.8 (°C) + 32
°C = (°F 32)
1.8
°C = K - 273
SI (System International) vs. the metric system
Measurement
SI Base Unit
Metric Unit
Length
meter
meter
Mass
kilogram
gram
Temperature
kelvin
Celsius