15 Pre-Lab for Metrics
Gillian Backus; Heidi W. Wangerin; and Paula Rodgers
Pre-Lab Activities: Metrics Lab
Complete these activities prior to coming to lab.
Activities 1: Metric Units for Length
*Please use information in the metrics conversions section to help you answer these questions
- Grams are used to measure ________________
- Liters are used to measure _________________
- Meters are used to measure__________________
- Temperature is measured in__________________
- Place the following terms in order of increasing size (smallest to largest): meter, micrometer, millimeter, nanometer, kilometer, decimeter.
- Which is longer? (For each pair circle the longer one)
• 10 km or 10 m
• 15 m or 15 mm
• 20 µm or 20 mm
• 50 cm or 50 dm
Activity 2: Estimation
- Practice estimating measurements. Look at the units and numbers for each answer and pick your best approximation (circle one for each).
| How long is a guitar? a. 1 km b. 1 m c. 1 mm d. 1 cm |
What is the length of a sperm cell? a. 50 m b. 50 cm c. 50 mm d. 50 µm |
| What is the length of your textbook? a. 10 m b. 30 cm c. 10 cm d. 30 mm |
How much does a bar of gold weigh? a. 10 kg b. 1 kg c. 10 g d. 1 g |
| How much does an apple weigh? a. 1 kg b. 100 g c. 10 g d. 100 mg |
How much water should you dink in a day? a. 15 L b. 1.5 L c. 15 mL d. 1.5 mL |
| How much volume of water is 20 drops of water from a medicine dropper? a. 2 L b. .5 L c. 10 mL d. 1 mL |
Activity 3: Measuring and Estimating Volume, Mass, and Temperature
- Use a ruler to measure the line below in centimeters (to the closest ½ centimeter)
- Given that there are 10 millimeters in a centimeter, how many millimeters is the
line above?- ______ cm x 10 = _______ mm
