Post Lab Quiz - Metric Measurement

1. Why is it important to say 1.473 meters instead of 1.5 meters? What does this difference tell us about the measurement and the tools used?

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Was your team generally overestimating or underestimating? What might explain that pattern?

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Describe a real-world scenario (outside of science class) where accurate metric measurement is important. What might happen if estimates were used instead?

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How does this lab reflect the scientific practice of making and testing predictions? How is estimating before measuring similar to making a hypothesis?

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