Station A

Measurement Tools

Tools and Materials: metric ruler, metric tape measure, sheet of paper, book

1. Measure the width of paper in centimeters. ______

2. Measure the length of the table in meters. ______

3. Measure the height of the table in meters. ______

3. Measure the volume of the book (length x width x height = volume). ______

4. Why can a ruler be used to find the volume of the book? ______

5. Record the name of the tool used, its use and its metric unit on your Measurement Tools Chart.

Station B

Measurement Tools

Tools and Materials: graduated cylinder, container of water, Cup A with black line, Cup B with black line

1. Pour water into Cup A until it reaches the black line. Use the graduated cylinder to measure the volume in milliliters of water needed to meet the black line on Cup A. ______

2. Pour water into Cup B until it reaches the black line. Use the graduated cylinder to measure the volume in milliliters of water needed to meet the black line on Cup B. ______

3. What property of a liquid did you observe? ______

4. Record the name of the tool used, its use and its metric unit on your Measurement Tools Chart.

Station C

Measurement Tools

Tools and Materials: thermometer, container of water, container of ice, empty cup, graduated cylinder

1. What is the room temperature in degrees Celsius? ______

2. Fill the cup with 50 mL of water. Take the temperature of the water. ______

3. Add one ice cube. Stir gently for one minute and take the temperature. ______

Stir for one more minute and take the temperature. ______

4. What did you observe about the water’s temperature? ______

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5. Record the name of the tool used, its use and its metric unit on your Measurement Tools

Chart.

Station D

Measurement Tools

Tools and Materials: balance, gram cubes and pieces, objects to be massed

  1. Predict the order of the 4 objects in the bag from least mass to most mass and record.

Name of Object / Mass of Object

______

  1. Measure and record the mass of each object?
  2. Put the objects in order using the actual mass.

How does it compare to your prediction?

______

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  1. Record the name of the tool used, its use and its metric unit on your Tools Chart.

Station E

Measurement Tools

Tools and Materials: spring scale with attached basket, 4 objects to be weighed

  1. Predict the order of the 4 objects in the bag from least weight to most weight. Record.

Name of Object / Weight

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  1. Measure and record the weight of each object in Newtons (N) and grams (g).
  2. Put the objects in order using the actual

weight. How does it compare to the prediction?

______

  1. Record the name of the tool used, its use and its metric unit on your Measurement Tools Chart.

Station F

Measurement Tools

Tools and Materials: graduated cylinder, container of water, bag of objects,

paper towels

  1. Predict the order of the objects in the bag from least volume to greatest volume and record. ______
  2. Fill the graduated cylinder with 50 mL of water. Record the 50 mL volume of the water.
  3. Add the marble. Measure the level of water with the marble (object). Subtract to find the difference. This is the volume of the marble. Remove the water and the marble from the graduated cylinder.
  4. Repeat and record volume for the next three objects.

Marble / Rock / Shell
Water & Object
Volume
Water only
Volume
Find the difference=
Volume of Object
  1. Put the objects in order using the actual volume measured. How does it compare to your prediction? ______
  2. Which object displaced the least amount of water? ______Explain. ______

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  1. Record the name of the tool used, its use and its metric unit on your Measurement Tools Chart.