Measuring Tools

What tells us how HEAVY something is?

• THERMOMETER

• BALANCE SCALE

• HAND LENS (magnifying glass)

What MEASURES how HOT or COLD something is?

• HAND LENS (magnifying glass)

• BALANCE SCALE

• THERMOMETER

What TOOLS do we use to MEASURE how LONG things are?

• BALANCE SCALE

• RULERS, YARD STICKS

• THERMOMETERS

What makes SMALL things look BIGGER?

• hand lens (magnifying glass)

• thermometer

• balance scale

What is this?

• Balance

• Triple beam balance

• Mass

• Graduated cylinder

A STUDENT CAUGHT A GRASSHOPPER AND WANTED TO KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS. WHICH TOOL IS BEST TO MEASURE THE LENGTH OF THE GRASSHOPPER?

• RULER

• PAN BALANCE

• ELECTRONIC SCALE
  

• THERMOSTAT

How much weight is on this triple beam balance?

• 272 g

• 272.5 g

• 270 g

• 372 g

How much water is in the graduated cylinder

• 40

• 30

• 35

• 36

What measurement are we finding when we use a graduated cylinder?

• mass

• volume

• length

• weight 

What is the name of this tool?

• Tape Measure

• Scale

• Ruler

• Yardstick