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Metric Measurement Lab: Objective: Materials: Procedure

This document contains instructions for a multi-part metric measurement lab involving volume, mass, density, and color mixing measurements. Students are asked to measure volumes using graduated cylinders and pipettes, count drops of water, determine mass of pennies from different years using an electronic balance, calculate volume of an object using measurements and a formula, and perform a series of color mixing experiments by transferring precise volumes of colored water between test tubes. The document emphasizes precise and accurate measurement techniques and use of significant figures.

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Metric Measurement Lab: Objective: Materials: Procedure

This document contains instructions for a multi-part metric measurement lab involving volume, mass, density, and color mixing measurements. Students are asked to measure volumes using graduated cylinders and pipettes, count drops of water, determine mass of pennies from different years using an electronic balance, calculate volume of an object using measurements and a formula, and perform a series of color mixing experiments by transferring precise volumes of colored water between test tubes. The document emphasizes precise and accurate measurement techniques and use of significant figures.

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Name ______________________________

Lab # ______

Metric Measurement Lab

Objective:

Materials:

Procedure:

Part A – Volume Measurements


1. Record the capacity and the major and minor scale divisions of each
graduated cylinder in Data Table A.
2. Measure the volume of liquid in each cylinder and record the results in Data
Table A. Remember to include the units and the correct number of
significant figures.

Part B: Count your drops!

Take a guess - How many drops of water will it take to equal 1 milliliter? _____
drops

Look at the 25-ml graduated cylinder, check the scale. 25-ml graduated cylinder
measures to the nearest _____ ml

Follow the directions to find the number of drops in 1 milliliter of water, then
answer the questions. You will need a small graduated cylinder (25 ml), a beaker of
water, and a pipet for this section.  Remember to read the bottom of the
meniscus when you are reading the volume of a liquid in a graduated cylinder.

1. Fill a small graduated cylinder with 10 ml of water.


2. Count the number of drops it takes to raise the water to 11 ml.
Record the number in the chart.
3. Leave the water in the graduated cylinder and count the number of
drops it takes to raise the water to 12ml. Record the number in the
chart.
4. Leave the water in the graduated cylinder and count the number of
drops it takes to raise the water to 13ml. Record the number in the
chart.
5. Calculate your average and round to the nearest tenth. 

Were you precise? ____________

Based on your average, how many drops would it take to make 1 liter?
_______

Part C: Water Displacement

Follow the directions to find the volume of three marbles using water
displacement.

1. Add 20 ml of water to a 100 ml graduated cylinder. Record this


amount in the chart. Be precise!
2. Add three marbles to the cylinder and measure the volume. Record
this amount in the chart. Be precise!
3. Find the difference between the two measurements and record in
the chart. The difference between the two measurements will be
the volume of the three marbles.
1. Why did you use water displacement to measure the volume of the marbles
instead a different method?

Part D: Accuracy

Not every instrument is accurate, some instruments can be more precise


than others.

1. Take the 50-ml beaker and add water to the 20-ml mark.
2. Pour the water into the 100-ml graduated cylinder. Record your
answer.
3. Pour the water into 25-ml graduated cylinder. Record your answer.

Were you precise? ______

Defend your answer.

Were you accurate? _____

Defend your answer.

Part E: Mass Mania

The gram is the standard unit of mass in the metric or SI system. The basic
instrument used to measure mass is the balance.  Some mass measurements can be
made using an electronic balance.  

1. Obtain five pennies and record the year in


which penny was minted. Measure the mass
of each penny individually using an electric
balance. Record the results in data below.
Note: make sure that at least one of the
pennies was minted before 1982.

1. Are all of the masses the same?


2. What could be the reason that they are not the same?
Part F: Volume by Formula (using the rule for significant figures!!)

Use the formula to find the volume of the wooden block. Measure to the nearest
hundredth before calculating your answer. Be precise with measurements and use
the multiplication rule for significant figures to find the correct answer! (make
sure your answer has a correct number of significant figures)

Volume = length x width x height

__________ x __________ x __________ =________________cm3

Part G: Color Challenge

1. Obtain the following items:

 3 beakers with 30 ml of water, add one drop of food coloring to each (red,
blue, and yellow)
 2 graduated cylinders 25-ml and 10-ml
 1 pipet
 6 test tubes labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F

2. Perform each step outlined below using accurate measurements.


a. Measure 17 ml of RED water from the beaker and pour into test tube A.
b. Measure 21 ml of YELLOW water from the beaker and pour into test tube C
c. Measure 22 ml of BLUE water from the beaker and pour into test tube E.
d. Measure 5 ml of water from test tube A and pour it into test tube B.
e. Measure 6 ml of water from test tube C and pour it into test tube D.
f. Measure 8 ml of water from test tube E and pour it into test tube F.
g. Measure 5 ml of water from test tube C and pour it into test tube B.
h. Measure 2 ml of water from test tube A and pour it into test tube F.
i. Measure 4 ml of water from test tube E and pour it into test tube D.

3. Complete the chart.

Conclusion:

Explain what it means to you to measure things. Use examples from the lab. Give some
examples of measurement in real life. Compare precision and accuracy. Give examples.

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