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“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of, who do the things no one can imagine.” - Alan Turing
MEASURING MATTER
DAY 2 METRIC OLYMPICS
WARM-UP (4 MIN)
In your notebook, always include the date, the lesson title, and do the warm-up task associated to that date.
Task: *Log into amenstem.com/measurematter2* Obtain a Measure Matter Fact Sheet
WARM-UP DISCUSSION (3 MIN)
*How does measuring go into an olympic event?*
LAB: *METRIC OLYMPICS* (42 MIN)
In your notebook, always include the date, the lesson title, and do the warm-up task associated to that date. FOR LABS, IF NO SHEET IS PROVIDED, YOU MUST RECORD STEP TITLES AND YOUR ANSWERS IN YOUR SCIENCE NOTEBOOK
Purpose: To be able to measure matter in a way that is communicable to the rest of the world.
Materials: 10-100mL Graduated Cylinder, Ruler Metric, Small Measurable Box, Tiny Weird Objects To Be Measured, Triple Beam Balance, Coffee Filters, Spring Scale, Two measurable metal weights (50-100 grams). Calculator if Necessary, Meter Sticks, Cotton Balls, Straws, Paper Clips,
Procedure:
STATION 1: The Cotton Shot Put
Stand at the Line with a Cotton Ball!
DO NOT PULL THE COTTON APART! OTHERS NEED TO USE IT!
Hold the Cotton Ball at your Heart!
PUSH (Shot Put) the Cotton Ball into the air!
Record your distance in cm on your fact sheet!
Each person gets 3 trials!
STATION 2: The Cue Tip Javelin
Stand at the Line with Cue Tip!
DO NOT BEND THE CUE TIP! OTHERS NEED TO USE IT!
Hold the CUE TIP at your EAR!
Give it a twist as if you are cleaning your ear! (Don’t actually try to clean your ear. That is gross.) Force the CUE TIP into the air from there!
Record your distance in cm on your fact sheet!
Each person gets 3 trials!
STATION 3: Precision Massing
Using the coffee filter put exactly 6, 15, 30, 40, and 50 grams of sugar into the filter.
Record the mass of the sugar + the filter on the blanks of your sheet.
Use the computer to figure out 1 scientific job where you would need to do this. Include the company name.
Record all of your findings on the fact sheet!
STATION 4: International System of Units:
Every contest has judges. You need to understand measurement units to have empathy for the judges who volunteer to help you at events.
Create a chart that shows the metric units for length, liquid volume, density, solid volume, and temperature.
Next, create a chart that shows metric prefixes. Copy the chart from this link: https://bit.ly/2w9LuM2
STATION 5: Volume Water Displacement:
Fill up the Graduated Cylinder to 15 mL
Drop 1 Paper Clip in the water.
Observe where the water level rose to.
Record your answer on the fact sheet.
Drop 4 more Paper Clips in the water. (Now we have 5 total)
Observe where the water level rose to.
Record your answer on the fact sheet.
Drop 5 more Paper Clips in the water!
Observe and record the water level on your fact sheet.
When complete measuring all items, please empty the graduated cylinder and prepare the lab for the next group. DO NOT LOSE THE PAPER CLIPS
STATION 6: Calculating Density
Use the scale to find the mass of the object. The scale measures in GRAMS.
Use water displacement to find the volume of the object. The scale measures in MILLILITERS.
1 MILLILITER = 1 CUBIC CENTIMETER
1 mL = 1 cm3
Using the equation: Density = Mass/Volume
Calculate the Density of the trophy.
6. Record your answer on the fact sheet.
STATION 7: Understanding Density and Heat
You have blue water and red water.
Record the temperature of each on your fact sheet. Record the temperature of the colorless water on your fact sheet.
Use a dropper/pipette to place 10 drops of of the blue water and 10 drops of the red water into opposite sides of the beaker.
Record what happens on your fact sheet by drawing where the colors go.
Which color water is more dense? Blue or Red? How do you know? Record this information on your fact sheet.
THE NOTES: FOR REFERENCE FROM DAY 1 VOCABULARY
Weight - a measure of the force of gravity on an object.
Mass - the measurement of the amount of matter in the object.
International System of Units (SI) - to measure the properties of matter, scientists use this system.
Volume - the amount of space that matter occupies. (volume = length x width x height)
Density - relates the mass of a material in a given volume. (density = mass/volume)
KEY CONCEPT - Unlike weight, mass does not change with location, even when the force of gravity on an object changes.
KEY CONCEPT - Common units of volume include the liter (L), milliliter (mL), and cubic centimeter (cm^3).
KEY CONCEPT - The bar tells you that you can determine the density of a sample of a matter by dividing its mass by its volume.
EVALUATION
Turn in your lab sheet to Mr. Amen at the end of the day.