Measuring Experiments
kit #102
This diverse LAB-AIDS® provides a series of individualized activities that require students to perform increasingly sophisticated measurements. The primary focus on length over a wide range of dimensions provides ample opportunities to practice using metric units. This kit is a "must have" for science students at any level. The kit is complete for 24 students and is reusable.
- Measure of common objects
- Utilization of iformation from graphs
- Measuring with tools and an astrolab
- Measure angles
- Determine the Earth's radius, diameter and circumference
- Measure the distance to the Sun
- Consider magnitude of the Solar System
- Determine "size" of low moon vs. high moon
- Determine diameter of the moon
- Use of baselines and range-finder to determine distance
Content List in Measuring Experiments is as follows:
| Quantity | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Teacher’s Guide |
| 50 | Student Worksheets and Guides: Part I and Part II |
| 12 | Brass clips |
| 12 | LAB-AIDS® rangefinder/earth rules |
| 24 | Magnets |
| 12 | Marble balls |
| 1 | String, pkg |
| 50 | Strips, paper |
| 12 | Protractors |
| 100 | Graph paper, sheets |
| 24 | Straws |
| 12 | Weights |
| 12 | Sets of Student Activity Cards #1 |
| 12 | Sets of Student Activity Cards #2 |
| 12 | Sets of Student Activity Cards #3 |
| 12 | Sets of Student Activity Cards #4 |
- Number of students
- 50
- Number of groups
- Maximum 12 groups per period
To complete this kit requires one ~50-minute class period.
