Scientific Tools

Jim wants to know the weight of the bananas he is buying. He should use a _______________.

• balance

• tape measure

• spring scale

To measure the height of the table from the floor, use a ___________.

• ruler

• tape measure

• thermometer

Evan used a _____________ to put the medicine in his eye.

• measuring cup

• hand lens

• dropper

Getting a sliver out of my finger is difficult without using a ___________.

• microscope

• forceps

• dropper

Emily wanted to closely observe the wings of the insect, so she carefully put it in a _________________ so it wouldn't fly away.

• hand lens

• microscope

• magnifying box

The distance around the basketball was calculated using a ________________.

• tape measure

• ruler

• spring scale

Mom put a ________________________ in the pool to find out if the water was warm enough to swim in.

• balance

• thermometer

• forceps

Tom held this tool in his hand when observing the small details of a blade of grass.

• magnifying box

• microscope

• hand lens

The chef used a _______________________ to make sure she was putting the correct amount of flour in the gravy.

• measuring cup

• spring scale

• balance

When finding the mass of the shell, we put gram weights in one pan of the ________________ and the shell in the other pan.

• spring scale

• balance

• magnifying box