Magnifying Glass: used to make small items appear larger so we can see details of that item Beaker or Flask: used to measure milliliters of liquids. Also used to heat up liquids.

Ruler: used to find the length, width, and height of an regular shaped object so we can find the volume of that object –Length: how long an object is –Width: how wide an object is –Height: how high an object is –Rulers usually have two measurement on them. One is inches (Standard System). –The other is centimeters (Standard System-) not shown

Rulers continued: –Rulers have 12 inches on them –Rulers have 30 centimeters on them Yard Sticks or Meter Sticks –A gigantic ruler measuring 36 inches long (yard stick) or 39 centimeters (meter stick) long Measuring Tapes: extra long yard sticks. They can be cloth wood, or metal.

Thermometers: used to measure the temperature of something. Temperature can be measure in two ways: –Fahrenheit (Standard System) –Celsius (Metric System) –Important numbers to remember: F’ C’ FahrenheitCelsius Boiling Point212’100’ Freezing Point32’0’ Melting Point33’1’ Rule of 70/20Over 70’ wear shorts, under 70’ wear a coat Over 20’ wear shorts, under 20’ wear a coat

Graduated Cylinder: used to find the volume of an irregular shaped (not boxy) object and to also measure the volume of liquids. –Steps to using a graduated cylinder to find volume of an irregular shaped object 1. fill cylinder with 30 ml. of water 2. remember to read from the middle of the meniscus* 3. drop in the object 4. record the new level of water 5. subtract the old level of water from the new level of water *the curved surface of a liquid when put into a container

Triple Beam Balance: used to find the mass of an object (NOT the weight of an object) –Steps to using a triple beam balance 1. put all weights on “0” 2. make sure nothing is on the pan 3. make sure the pointer is pointing at “0”...adjust if you need to 4. gently put the object on the pan 5. move the weights so that the pointer points back to “0” –Move 100’s weight first –Move 10’s weight second –Move 1’s weight last 6. set up your problem (*see next page) 7. add up the weights and label the answer with grams

Setting Up Your Problem.grams +.grams.grams