Metric Measurements Lab Report

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The following materials were used in order to conduct the experiments about metric measurements. The materials needed to conduct all of the experiments was a dropper bottle, a graduated cylinder, two long bones, a magnet, a meter stick, a resin block, a test tube, a thermometer, a triple beam balance, and water. The first procedure was based on the metric units of measurement for length. The experiment required measuring bones. First, a meter stick and long bone from a human skeleton were obtained. The bone was then measured with the meter stick in centimeters and millimeters. Another bone was obtained and measured on the meter stick as well. Lastly, both long bones and meter stick were put away.

The second procedure was based on the metric units of measurement for weight. For the next procedure, a balance scale and resin …show more content…

The materials were used for the procedure based on the metric units of measurement for volume. The 50 mL graduated cylinder was filled with water to the 20 mL mark. To obtain the precise measurement of water a dropper bottle was used. The water was measured correctly by identifying the meniscus of the water when it reached the 20 mL mark. The 20 mL of water was then poured into the test tube. The 50 mL graduated cylinder was again filled with water to the 20 mL mark. The magnet that was measured in the earlier procedure was then placed inside the graduated cylinder. The volume of the object was calculated by taking how much the substance rose when put into the water and subtracting it by the 20 mL mark. The graduated cylinder was then emptied. The new objective was to find out how many drops using a pipet it would take to make it to the 1 mL mark in a 50 mL graduated cylinder. The drops of water were counted until the water reached the 1 mL mark. The graduated cylinder was emptied and the other materials were cleaned and put

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