Discuss with your partners…Is this a good experiment?

Pure water

Discuss with your partners…Is this a good experiment?

Pure water

•What are they changing?•What are they measuring?•What are they keeping the same?

Scientists use different tools to

measure in an experiment.

To measure “how much” of a liquid

For example: Students are investigating how sunlight

vs. shade will affect the amount of water

evaporated.

Graduated Cylinder

Graduated Beakers

Measuring Cups

To measure time

Stopwatch (timing device)

                  

For example: Students are how the folds of an

airplane will affect how long it stays in the air.

To measure temperature

Thermometers

To measure weight (how

heavy)

Spring Scales

Personal Scale

Pan Balance

Triple-Beam

Balance

                             

                                                                                

Single Pan Scale

To measure distance (how

long or how far)

Tape Measure

Meter Stick

                                  

Rulers