Thursday, September 8, 2011

Metric Measurements

A triple beam balance is a great way to find the mass of something.  They can usually be found in doctors offices to find the mass of the patient.  Today we are going to practice using a triple beam balance.  There are several techniques to learn including the mass by difference technique where the students find the mass of water by subtracting the mass of the glass containing the water.  The lab is call metric measurements.
Today's start up is "is there a technique to find the volume of your hand?"

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