Metric System Measurement Activity: Distance or Length 6 th Grade In class Assignment / Activity

Distance or Length Measurement Materials: 1. Science Journal 2. Ruler (use the unit that is given to you ) 3. Objects to measure Procedure: 1. You will be put in pairs and given items that you will need to find the length, width, or distance of. 2. You will record these items in your journal. Use the next slide as your guide

Measurement Activity 1.Measure the length of one file cabinet drawer (cm) 2.Measure the length of your desk (cm) 3.Measure the length of one window seal tile (mm) 4.Measure the length of two notebooks (mm) 5.Measure the length of the paper recycling bin (cm)

6. Measure the length of the wooden bookshelf (m) 7. Measure the width of the door (m) 8. Measure the distance from the floor to a desk (cm)

Metric System Measurement Activity Volume 6 th grade In class assignment / activity

Volume Materials : 1. Science journal 2.Graduated Cylinder 3.Ruler 4. Objects to measure Procedure: Bell Work Write your own procedure for finding the volume of a liquid

Volume: Liquid (use milliliters (mL) as your unit) 1.Measure the volume of contents in container A (Red):_________________ 2.Measure the volume of contents in container B (Blue):__________________ 3.Measure the volume of contents in container C (Green):________________

Volume: Regular Solid Solids – using length x width x height (use cubic centimeters (cm^3) as your unit) 1.Block D: length _______ width _______ height ______ volume: ________ 2.Block E: length _______ width _______ height ______ volume: ________

Volume: Irregular solid Other solids - using water displacement (use milliliters (mL) as your unit) 1.Find the volume of object F: –(a) Volume of only water in container: _________ –(b) Volume of water with object F in container: _________ –Formula: Volume of object F (b) _______ - (a) ________ = ___________

Metric System Measurement Activity Mass 6 th grade In class assignment / activity Date

Bell Work How to use a triple beam balance Write the procedure for using a triple beam balance. Be sure to use numbers when writing your procedure. If you aren’t sure try to write a few things down anyway and we will go over it together. It never hurts to try!!!

Mass (use grams (g) as your unit) 1.Measure the mass of 5 pennies: ________________ 2.Measure the mass of the block: ________________ 3.Measure the mass of a stapler: ________________ 4.Measure the mass of your journal: ________________

Bell Work In 3-5 sentences, using correct spelling and grammar, what are a few things you have learned so far this year? Be sure to be as detailed and specific as you can be.

Metric System: Temperature Activity 6th grade

Temperature Temperature – wait approximately two minutes before recording your temperatures (use degrees Celsius as your unit) 1.Measure the temperature of the room: ________________ 2.Measure the temperature of the hallway: ­________________ 3.Fill a beaker with tap water and measure the temperature:­________________