Name: ___________________
Period: ________
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Volume & Mass Lab
Part One: Volume of Liquids
You will measure the volume of a liquid using a graduated cylinder.
Procedure:
1. Obtain a graduated cylinder.
2. Fill your graduated cylinder up with 50 mL of water.
3. Read the number of milliliters on the graduated cylinder (be careful of the meniscus).
4. Record the answer in your table. Remember to INCLUDE THE UNITS (mL).
Volume of Liquid
Part Two: Irregular-shaped solids
You will measure the volume of odd-shaped objects using a graduated cylinder and water (the water
displacement method).
Procedure:
1. Using the graduated cylinder information from above, record this as your starting volume. Record the
number of milliliters in your table (A).
2. Lower the object into the cylinder by sliding it down the side while the cylinder is tilted (three objects
are found in plastic cup at your station). Your goal is to NOT spill any of the water out of the graduated
cylinder. If water does spill, your results will be inaccurate.
3. Observe the new volume of the graduated cylinder to the nearest 0.5 mL. Record this number as the
ending volume in your table (B).
4. To get the volume of the object, subtract the starting volume from the ending volume. Record the
volume of the object in your table (B-A). Remember to INCLUDE THE UNITS.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for all three objects.
Example
Object 1:
Object 2:
Object 3:
Name of Object
Starting
Volume
(A) don’t forget
units
Ending
Volume
(B) don’t forget
units
Volume of the object
(B-A) don’t forget units
Pebble
50 mL
54 mL
4 cm3
Rock
Marble
Bolt (rusty piece)
Part Three: Regular-shaped solids using two different methods
You will measure the volume of regular-shaped solids using the ruler method (L x W x H).
Procedure:
1. Using a metric ruler, measure the length, width, and height of the object to the nearest 0.1 cm.
2. Calculate the volume using the formulas below.
3. Record all your measurements in your table. Remember to include the units.
Volume using the ruler method
Formula
LxWxH
Name
Length
Width
Height
Volume of
the object
Juicy Fruit Box
Text book
Sour Patch Kids
Box
Kleenex Box
Sponge
Part Four: Mass
Matter is defined as anything that has mass and occupies space. The mass of an object is a measure of the
amount of matter it possesses. Mass may be measured by using a balance. The mass is expressed in grams
(g). Use the balance to find the mass of 3 different objects. When using the beam balances
Name of object
Mass- using beam
balance (g)
Pen
Nickel
Sticky Note-Pad
Conclusion: Write 3 sentences that describe your findings and methods used in today’s experiment. (Hint:
what did you learn in today’s lab?)
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