PART A: LENGTH
Use a metric ruler and string to:
     Make the following measurements in METERS.
          1. Height of line on the tape __________
          2. Circumference of globe __________
          3. Length of cabinet shelf on side of room __________
     Make the following measurements in CENTIMETERS
          4. Width of top of lab table __________
          5. Height of door to hallway __________
          6. Height of this paper __________
     Make the following measurements in MILILITERS.
          7. Width across this paper __________
          8. Length of your lab table __________
          9. Thickness of door to hallway __________
Use a caliper to:
     Make the following measurements in MILLIMETERS.
          10. Width of metal cylinder __________
          11. Depth of rubber stopper __________

PART B: VOLUME
     1. Volume of liquid (water) = ____
     2. Volume of a regularly-shaped solid (block of wood)
               Length =_____________cm
              Width = _____________cm
              Height =_____________cm
                                                                        Volume =__________cm3
     3. Volume of an irregularly-shaped solid (metal cylinder)
               Level of water without metal cylinder =__________ml
               Level of water with metal cylinder =__________ml
                                                                        Volume =__________ml
PART C: MASS
     1. Mass of a solid (metal cylinder) =__________g
     2. Mass of a liquid (water):
                Mass of empty plastic beaker =__________g
                Mass of beaker with water =__________g
                                                                        Mass =__________g
PART D : TEMPERATURE
     1. Temperature of water in Fahrenheit =__________
     2. Temperature of water in Celsius =__________

PART E : WEIGHT
     1. Weight of metal cube =__________g

EXTRA CREDIT:
Determine a method of making the following measurements and complete them.
     1. a. Mass of a single circle of paper =_____________g
         b. Method used to determine this mass. __________________________________
                    ____________________________________________________________
     2. a. Volume of a single paper clip =__________ml
         b. Method used to determine this volume. ________________________________
                    ____________________________________________________________

     QUESTIONS

1. List two reasons why the U.S. is trying to convert to the metric system.

2. Is the English system a standard system of measurement? Explain.

3. Why is it easier to work with a decimal system?

4. What is our unit of mass in the English system?

5. Make the following metric conversions:
          a) 59 milli = _____________ deka
          b) 3.6 hekto = _____________ centi
          c) 48.95 deci = _____________ kilo
          d) .087 meter = _____________ milli

6. If 1 liter = 1 kilogram, then 1 milliliter = _________ gram

7. Would the same object have the same mass anywhere?

8. Would the same object have the same weight anywhere?

9. Would the volume of a liquid change if it were poured into a container with a different shape?

10. Would the volume of a solid change with temperature?

11. Would a pan balance work in deep space?

12. Why does the mercury rise in a thermometer as it is warmed?

13. The density of any substance can be determined using the equation:
                                             MASS
                       DENSITY = VOLUME
          Determine the density of the following substances.
               a) Beaker of liquid:   M = 48 g           V = l6 ml                        D =_____

               b) Block of wood:   M = 30 g
                                              L = 5 cm     W = 4 cm     H = 3 cm           D=_____

14. If you have in front of you 3 objects of equal mass, but unequal volume, would the
     largest or the smallest object be the least dense?

A: LENGTH
15. What instrument is used to measure length:
     a) of a table -
     b) depth of a hole -
     c) width of a small rock –

16. What unit is numbered on most metric rulers?

17. How can the diameter (length) of a large irregularly-shaped object such as a
     basketball be determined?

18. Which metric units of length are closest to the length of :
     a) an inch -                      b) a yard -                      c) a mile -
     d) a football field -           e) the longest finger of a hand -

B: MASS
19. What instrument is used to measure mass?

20. What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?

21. What should you do to a pan balance before using it?

22. How could you use a beaker and a pan balance to determine the mass of some water?

C: VOLUME
23. What instrument is used to measure volume?

24. What is the basic unit of volume in the metric system?

25. When you place water in a graduated cylinder you will see that the surface is curved.
     a) What is the name of this curved surface?
     b) Do you read the top, middle, or bottom of this curved surface?

26. How could you use a graduated cylinder and some water to measure the volume of a                  rock?

D: WEIGHT
27. Would a spring balance work:
     a) in deep space -                     b) on the moon –

28. What is the metric unit of weight? (IS NOT GRAMS)