Measurement and Graphing Notes

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Measurement and Graphing Notes
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Length

• Tool to use Ruler or meter stick
• Units used centimeter (cm,meter (m), millimeter
  (mm)
• NEVER USE INCHES OR FEET!

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Volume

• Tool used graduated cylinder, beaker (volume of
  a liquid) ruler (volume of a solid)
• Formula to find volume of a solid
• Length X Width X Height
• Units used milliliter (ml)-volume of a liquid
• cm3, m3 (volume of a solid)

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Volume continue

• When measuring volume of a liquid make sure to
  read the volume from the meniscus. READ AT EYE
  LEVEL!

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Mass

• Tool used Triple beam balance
• Units used gram (g), kilogram (kg)
• NEVER USE POUNDS
• Mass and weight are different because weight
  refers to gravity pulling on an object while mass
  is the amount of particles there are. This does
  not change with gravity.

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• Back beam 10s
• Middle 100s
• Front 1s and decimals

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Temperature

• Tool used thermometer
• Units used Celsius ( C )
• Celsius is based on a 100 degree scale
• 0 C freezing point of H2O
• 100 C boiling point of H2O

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Graphing rules

• Always use a ruler
• Label the x and y axis on the graph (Y to the
  sky)
• Put labels on your x and y axismust be specific
  to the data graphed.
• Increments must be uniform on the y axis
• Title must be specific to the graph
• Make a key when needed
• Only line and bar graphs are accepted
• Computer generated graphs must also have these
  elements.

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Sample graph