Lesson 2: What are scientific skills?
Part 4: Measuring
Text Pages 1 -8
Online Resource: WISC
Aim: What are the metric base units?
Vocabulary:
unit: amount used to measure something
meter: basic unit of length or distance
mass: amount of matter in something
gram: basic unit of mass
volume: amount of space an object takes up
liter: basic unit of liquid volume
meniscus: curve at the surface of a liquid
temperature: measure of how hot or cold an object is
Focus Questions:
8. Identify: What are two measurement systems?
9. Calculate: How many centimeters are there in 3m?
10. Calculate: What is the area of a rectangle 12cm by 6cm?
11. Idenfity: What instrument is used to measure mass?
12. Calculate: How many milliliters of water would fill a 12cm3 box?
13. Name: What are the three scales used to measure temperature?
Text Pages 1 -8
Online Resource: WISC
Aim: What are the metric base units?
Vocabulary:
unit: amount used to measure something
meter: basic unit of length or distance
mass: amount of matter in something
gram: basic unit of mass
volume: amount of space an object takes up
liter: basic unit of liquid volume
meniscus: curve at the surface of a liquid
temperature: measure of how hot or cold an object is
Focus Questions:
8. Identify: What are two measurement systems?
9. Calculate: How many centimeters are there in 3m?
10. Calculate: What is the area of a rectangle 12cm by 6cm?
11. Idenfity: What instrument is used to measure mass?
12. Calculate: How many milliliters of water would fill a 12cm3 box?
13. Name: What are the three scales used to measure temperature?
Lesson Notes:
Aim 4c: How can we measure area of a rectangle?
Area of a rectangle: Area = Length x Width A = L x W
Area of a rectangle: Area = Length x Width A = L x W
Aim 4d: How do we measure weight and mass?
We measure mass with a triple beam balance.
The base unit of measurement for mass is the gram.
We measure mass with a triple beam balance.
The base unit of measurement for mass is the gram.
Aim 4e: How can we measure volume?
Volume of a cube: Volume = Length x Width x Height V = L•W•H
Volume of a cube: Volume = Length x Width x Height V = L•W•H
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Aim 4f: How can we measure temperature?
We measure temperature in Celsius (C), Fahrenheit (F), or Kelvin (K)
Science labs use Celsius.
Boiling point of water is 100ºC
Freezing point of water is 0ºC
We measure temperature in Celsius (C), Fahrenheit (F), or Kelvin (K)
Science labs use Celsius.
Boiling point of water is 100ºC
Freezing point of water is 0ºC
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