Sections 1, 2 & 7: Watch and take notes on the following video:
Sections 3: Complete your Mythbusters worksheet.
Also, create a measurement system to re-"measure" the item you measured last night but it cannot be based on ANY formal measurement system. Bring your measurement tool and item into class tomorrow.
Section 6: Your first assignment is to find an object in your house that you can measure in three different ways. What the heck does that mean??? Well, think of yourself, for example. You can tell someone how tall you are, how heavy you are, how much space you take up. Even though all of these things are descriptive of you, they would all be measured in very different ways.
Once you've chosen your object, write in your binder the following information:Section 6: Your first assignment is to find an object in your house that you can measure in three different ways. What the heck does that mean??? Well, think of yourself, for example. You can tell someone how tall you are, how heavy you are, how much space you take up. Even though all of these things are descriptive of you, they would all be measured in very different ways.
What is it?
Why did you choose it?
1st measurement and what instrument/method you used to obtain it.
2nd measurement and what instrument/method you used to obtain it.
3rd measurement and what instrument/method you used to obtain it.
**Make sure to include units and be as accurate as possible!