Metric System Measurement Activity: Distance or Length

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Metric SystemMeasurement ActivityDistance or
Length

• 6th Grade
• In class
• Assignment / Activity
• 8-17-10

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Distance or Length Measurement

• Materials
• 1. Science Journal
• 2. Ruler (use the unit that is given to you)
• 3. Objects to measure
• Procedure
• 1. You will be put in pairs and given items that
  you will need to find the length, width, or
  distance of.
• 2. You will record these items in your journal.
  Use the next slide as your guide

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Measurement Activity

• Measure the length of one file cabinet drawer
  (cm)
• Measure the length of your desk (cm)
• Measure the length of one window seal tile (mm)
• Measure the length of two notebooks (mm)
• Measure the length of the paper recycling bin
  (cm)

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• 6. Measure the length of the wooden bookshelf (m)
• 7. Measure the width of the door (m)
• 8. Measure the distance from the floor to a desk
  (cm)

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Metric System Measurement Activity Volume

• 6th grade
• In class assignment / activity
• 8-20-09

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Volume

• Materials
• Science journal
• Graduated Cylinder
• Ruler
• Objects to measure
• Procedure
• Bell Work 8-21-09
• Write your own procedure for finding the volume
  of a liquid

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Volume Liquid

• (use milliliters (mL) as your unit)
• Measure the volume of contents in container A
  (Red)_________________
• Measure the volume of contents in container B
  (Blue)__________________
• Measure the volume of contents in container C
  (Green)________________

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Volume Regular Solid

• Solids using length x width x height
• (use cubic centimeters (cm3) as your unit)
• Block D length _______ width _______ height
  ______ volume ________
• Block E length _______ width _______ height
  ______ volume ________

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Volume Irregular solid

• Other solids - using water displacement
• (use milliliters (mL) as your unit)
• Find the volume of object F
• (a) Volume of only water in container
  _________
• (b) Volume of water with object F in container
  _________
• Formula Volume of object F (b) _______ - (a)
  ________ ___________

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Metric System Measurement Activity Mass

• 6th grade
• In class assignment / activity
• Date
• 8-31-09

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Bell Work 8-24-09How to use a triple beam balance

• Write the procedure for using a triple beam
  balance.
• Be sure to use numbers when writing your
  procedure. If you arent sure try to write a few
  things down anyway and we will go over it
  together. It never hurts to try!!!

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Mass

• (use grams (g) as your unit)
• Measure the mass of 5 pennies ________________
• Measure the mass of the block ________________
• Measure the mass of a stapler ________________
• Measure the mass of your journal ________________
  

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Bell Work 8-25-09

• In 3-5 sentences, using correct spelling and
  grammar, what are a few things you have learned
  so far this year?
• Be sure to be as detailed and specific as you
  can be.

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Metric SystemTemperature Activity

• 6th grade
• 8-25-2009

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Temperature

• Temperature wait approximately two minutes
  before recording your temperatures
• (use degrees Celsius as your unit)
• Measure the temperature of the room ___________
  _____
• Measure the temperature of the hallway _______
  _________
• Fill a beaker with tap water and measure the
  temperature ________________