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Objective 09/16/11

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Apply volume measurement skills in solving the CSI case.

•What amount do the following items typically come in? (Write Q&A in notebook) Milk, Soda, “Big Gulp”, Water Cooler

VOLUME

Case file page: 09

Volume

Volume Volume Volume Volume

Liter

The amount of space something takes up

usually describes a liquid.

The base unit for volume

Volume

What unit for volume measure do scientists most commonly use? most commonly use?

Milliliters; the prefix milli- means “thousandth”.

1 Milliliter is equal to 1/1000th of a liter!

Volume

How much is a kiloliter?

The prefix kilo- means “thousand”.

1kiloliter is equal to 1000 liters!

Volume

What tool do scientists use to measure volume?

The “Graduated Cylinder”

Volume LabFor the following lab you will need all of the following….

Test-tube rack with 6 test-tubes

100mL beaker with water

50mL graduated cylinder

Volume Lab

Measure out 26mL of water… put into test tube A

Measure out 20mL of water… put into test tube C

Measure out 22mL of water… put into test tube E

Measure out 5 ml from test tube C and pour into test tube D.

Measure out 7 ml from test tube E and pour into test tube D.

Measure out 5 ml from test tube E and pour into test tube F.

Measure out 7 ml from test tube A and pour into test tube F.

Measure out 8 ml from test tube A and pour into test tube B.

Measure out 5 ml from test tube C and pour into test tube B.

Objective 09/16/11

Outro

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Apply volume measurement in solving the CSI case.

What could we possibly measure the volume of in order to solve our murder mystery?