Lab-Aids: Measuring Experiments Kit
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.
Scientific Concepts:
- 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:
- 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
Classroom Planning:
- To complete this kit requires one ~50-minute class period.
- Number of students: 50
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