MEASUREMENT

LENGTH

• Meter Stick
• Usually in centimeters or meters
• Never in inches
• Next smallest increment expressed in decimal
• 100 cm = 1 meter

MASS

• Triple Beam Balance
• Zero the balance
• Add all 3 levels together
• Measured in grams
• Dashes = decimal placement

VOLUME

• Graduated Cylinder or Meter Stick
• Read the meniscus
• Record in mL or cm3
• Irregular objects use volume by displacement
• L x W x H for measuring square volume - cm3

DENSITY

• Density = mass / volume
• Label as g/cm3
• Be careful with decimals
• Size does not determine density