Science Tools

There are many important tools that scientists use to measure data. This week students have been working with triple beam balances, graduated cylinders, and rulers. Here are some websites to practice reading and using triple beam balances and graduated cylinders.

Triple Beam Balance Website

Graduated Cylinder Practice

Different Types of Measurement Practice

Here are some pictures from our lab we did this week on growing gummy bears and worms. Some of the vocabulary words and concepts we discussed during this lab were:

length
width
height / depth
volume
mass density

Before and After

 Before and After

 

 

Where is the gummy bear?