Science Classwork
Metric Soup 9/13/2013
Instructions: create the nastiest, grossest, most horrendous soup possible. List your
ingredient in the first column, the amount of each ingredient (liters/grams) in the
second column, and then convert your amount to mL or mg in the third column.
Remember that liquids are in liters and solids are in grams.
Ingredient
Amount
mL/mg
Metric Conversions (9/12/13)
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Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.
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1) Kilogram _____
4) Milliliter _____
7) Kilometer _____
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2) Meter _____
5) Millimeter _____
8) Centimeter _____
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3) Gram _____
6) Liter _____
9) Milligram _____
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Try these conversions, using the ladder method.
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10) 2000 mg = _______ g
15) 5 L = _______ mL
20) 16 cm = _______ mm
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11) 104 km = _______ m
16) 198 g = _______ kg
21) 2500 m = _______ km
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12) 480 cm = _____ m
17) 75 mL = _____ L
22) 65 g = _____ mg
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13) 5.6 kg = _____ g
18) 50 cm = _____ m
23) 6.3 cm = _____ mm
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14) 8 mm = _____ cm
19) 5.6 m = _____ cm
24) 120 mg = _____ g
9/6/2013
Measurement Study Guide
1. What does S.I. stand for?
2. What is the S.I unit for …
temperature ________
volume ________
length ________
mass _________
• 3. What does each prefix stand for?
• Kilo ________
• Centi _______
• Milli _________
4. What is mass? How do you measure mass?
5. What is volume? How do you measure
liquid or solid volume?
6. What is density? How do you measure
density?
9/5/2013
• Review Volume and Density
• Measurement Lab
9/4/2013
• Review Mass
• Measurement Lab
9/3/2012
• Newsletter
• Virtual Mass Lab
• Lab Record Sheet
8/30/2013
“3 -2 -1”
• 3 things you know about the S.I.
system
• 2 things you have questions
about
• 1 important reason to understand
the S.I. system
Measure in Meters
• Each group will get one meter stick.
• Copy the objects to measure.
• Work as a group to measure each object and
record your measurements in centimeters or
meters.
8/29/2013
• Anticipation guide – Write true or false
A. Mass and weight are two words for the same
measurement.
B. Everyone in the world should understand the SI system of
measurement because it is the standard system to measure
across the world.
C. If you find the mass and volume of an object, then you can
find its density easily.
D. The first country to adopt the metric system was France.
Chunking the Text
Read each section. Discuss with your group the main ideas of the section and write
them in the space provided.
Title of Section
Tools
SI Units
Length
Mass
Volume
Density
Temperature
Main Ideas from Section
Tools
• One way to collect data is to take measurements.
To get the best measurements, you need the
proper tools. Stopwatches, meter sticks, and
balances are some of the tools you can use to
make measurements. Thermometers can be sued
to observe changes in temperature.
• After you collect data, you need to analyze them.
Calculators are handy tools to help you do
calculations quickly. Or you might show your data
in a graph or a figure. A computer that has the
correct software can help you display your data.
Of course, you can use a pencil and graph paper
to graph your data.
S.I. System
• In the late 1700s, the French Academy of
Sciences set out to make a simple and reliable
measurement system. Over the next 200 years,
the metric system was formed. This system is
now the International System of Units (SI).
Because all SI units are expressed in multiples of
10, changing from one unit to another is easy.
Prefixes are used to express SI units that are
larger or smaller than basic units such as meter
and gram. For example, kilo- means 1,000 times,
and milli- indicates 1/1000 times. The prefix used
depends on the size of the object being
measured.
Length
• To describe the length of an Olympicsized swimming pool, a scientist would
use meters (m). A meter is the basic SI
unit of length. Other SI units of length
are larger or smaller than the meter by
multiples of 10. For example, if you
divide 1 m into 1000 parts, each part
equals 1 millimeter (mm).
*Length Activity*
Mass
• Mass is the amount of matter in an
object. The kilogram (kg) is the basic SI
unit for mass. The kilogram is used to
describe the mass of large objects. One
kilogram is 1,000 grams. So, the gram is
used to describe the mass of small
objects. Masses of very large objects are
expressed in metric tons. A ton is 1,000
kg.
*Mass Activity*
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Volume
• Imagine that you need to move some lenses to a
laser laboratory. How many lenses will fit into a
crate? The answer depends on the volume of the
crate and volume of each lens. Volume is the
amount of space that something takes up.
• Liquid volume is expressed in liters (L). Graduated
cylinders are used to measure the volume of
liquids.
• Volumes of solid objects are usually expressed in
cubic meters. To find the volume of a rectangular
crate, multiply the length and the width and the
height.
Volume Activity
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Density
• Density is the amount of matter in a
given volume. You cannot measure
density directly. If you measure the
mass and volume of an object, you
have the information you need to
find the density. Use the following
equation.
»D = m/V
Temperature
• The temperature of a substance is a
measurement of how hot the substance
is. Degrees Fahrenheit and degrees
Celcius are used to describe
temperature, but the SI unit for
temperature is the Kelvin.
Closing Activity
• Look back at the anticipation guide. Answer
the true false questions again on your paper
beside your old answers. Circle your new
answers.
SCIENCE
8/21/2013
Graphic Organizer – Lab Safety
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General
Glass
Heat
Chemicals
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G.O. Instructions
• After I assign you to a group, your group will then
follow these instructions:
– 1. Think of all the lab safety rules that you can. Share
them with your group. Discuss important ones to
follow. Choose one person to write them on a piece of
paper.
– 2. Each person draw this G.O. on your own paper
– 3. Put each rule into one of the categories
– 4. You only need 2 rules in each category
– 5. You will have 5 minutes to complete
– 6. After 5 minutes, one person from the group will
share with the class
Jot Notes
• Add rules under each category until you have
4 in each category as I go over the
powerpoint.