Correctly listing units of measurements

Basic Skills Lab Activity (Measuring)

Purpose: The lab is designed to help students develop basic lab measuring skills.

Procedure Show and record all work !!

Station I: Using a meter stick, find and record the volume of the desktop.

Station II: Use a beaker or Graduated cylinder to determine the volume of a bowl

Station III: Using a graduated cylinder, find the volume of 3 irregular objects

Station IV: Using the triple-beam balance, find the mass of 3 objects. Convert the masses to Kilo and milligrams.

Station V: Using a thermometer, record the temp of ice water and tap water. Convert the temps to Fahrenheit.

Station VI: Using a metric ruler, find the volume of 3 books

Design a chart and list qualitative and quantitative observations

Metric – English UNITS chart

Quantity/ Variable Name of Base Unit symbol

Length meter/ yard m : yd

Volume Liter/ gallon L

Mass gram/ pound Kg or g :Lb

Temperature Celcius 0C

Fahrenheit 0F

Force Newton N

Heat Joule/ Calorie J : Cal

Metric Prefix conversion

Kilo

Hecta

Deca

Base units ( m, L, g, sec)

deci

centi

milli

Some basic Metric – English Conversions

1 m = 39.37 in 1.6 Km = 1 mile 1600 m = 1 mile

1 Liter = .22 gallons 1 Liter = .01375 oz