Metric SystemMeasurement Activity:

Distance or Length

6th Grade In class

Assignment / Activity8-17-10

Distance or Length Measurement

Materials:1. Science Journal2. Ruler (use the unit that is given to you)3. Objects to measure

Procedure:1. You will be put in pairs and given items that you will need to find the length, width, or distance of. 2. You will record these items in your journal. Use the next slide as your guide

Measurement Activity

1. Measure the length of one file cabinet drawer (cm)

2. Measure the length of your desk (cm)

3. Measure the length of one window seal tile (mm)

4. Measure the length of two notebooks (mm)

5. Measure the length of the paper recycling bin (cm)

6. Measure the length of the wooden bookshelf (m)

7. Measure the width of the door (m)

8. Measure the distance from the floor to a desk (cm)

Metric System Measurement Activity

Volume

6th grade

In class assignment / activity

8-20-09

Volume Materials:

1. Science journal 2. Graduated Cylinder3. Ruler4. Objects to measureProcedure:

Bell Work 8-21-09Write your own procedure for finding the volume of a liquid

Volume: Liquid

• (use milliliters (mL) as your unit)

1. Measure the volume of contents in container A (Red):_________________

2. Measure the volume of contents in container B (Blue):__________________

3. Measure the volume of contents in container C (Green):________________

Volume: Regular Solid

• Solids – using length x width x height

• (use cubic centimeters (cm^3) as your unit)

1. Block D: length _______ width _______ height ______ volume: ________

2. Block E: length _______ width _______ height ______ volume: ________

Volume: Irregular solid

• Other solids - using water displacement• (use milliliters (mL) as your unit)1. Find the volume of object F:

– (a) Volume of only water in container: _________

– (b) Volume of water with object F in container: _________

– Formula: Volume of object F (b) _______ - (a) ________ = ___________

Metric System Measurement Activity

Mass

6th grade

In class assignment / activity

Date

8-31-09

Bell Work 8-24-09How to use a triple beam balance

Write the procedure for using a triple beam balance.

Be sure to use numbers when writing your procedure. If you aren’t sure try to write a

few things down anyway and we will go over it together. It never hurts to try!!!

Mass

• (use grams (g) as your unit)1. Measure the mass of 5 pennies:

________________2. Measure the mass of the block:

________________3. Measure the mass of a stapler:

________________4. Measure the mass of your journal:

________________

Bell Work 8-25-09

In 3-5 sentences, using correct spelling and grammar, what are a few things you have

learned so far this year?

Be sure to be as detailed and specific as you can be.

Metric System:Temperature Activity

6th grade

8-25-2009

Temperature

• Temperature – wait approximately two minutes before recording your temperatures

• (use degrees Celsius as your unit)

1. Measure the temperature of the room:________________

2. Measure the temperature of the hallway: ________________

3. Fill a beaker with tap water and measure the temperature: ________________