Measuring Tools

Which tool is best for measuring the mass of an object?

• Balance Scale

• Ruler

• Thermometer

• Protractor

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

• mass

• volume

• length

• weight 

What makes SMALL things look BIGGER?

• hand lens (magnifying glass)

• thermometer

• balance scale

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

What tells us how HEAVY something is?

• THERMOMETER

• BALANCE SCALE

• HAND LENS (magnifying glass)

What is the name of this tool?

• Tape Measure

• Scale

• Ruler

• Yardstick

Which tool is used to measure the volume of a liquid?

• Graduated Cylinder

• Thermometer

• Balance Scale

• Ruler

Which tool would be used for measuring distance?

• meter

• yard stick

• graduated cylinder

• beaker

How much water is in the graduated cylinder

• 40

• 30

• 35

• 36

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

• BALANCE SCALE

• RULERS, YARD STICKS

• THERMOMETERS