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SI Units and Tools
Tool
Use
SI Unit
Triple Beam
Balance
To find Mass Gram
The mass of
– the amount my
washer is
_____g.
of matter in
an object.
Thermometer
To find
Celsius
*ADD to Glossary*
Temperature / Kelvin
*Therm – heat
The
–
A
measure
*Meter – to measure
temperature of
the room is
of heat.
______ C
0
Stop Watch/
Clock
To measure
the passing
of time.
Seconds
The time
according to
the clock is
__:__am/pm
SI Units and Tools
Tool
Use
SI Unit
To find Length – Meter
of
a measure of The length
the
thermometer
how long
is _____cm
something is.
Graduated To find Volume – Liter/
Cylinder
a measure of
cm3
The volume of
the
amount
of
the glass
(*Read the
pebble is
space
an
object
_____mL
bottom of
(Start: ___mL
takes up.
the
End: ___mL)
End-Start=Vol
meniscus!)
Ruler
SI Units and Tools
SI Units – “Systeme International
d'Unites” or International System of
Units. Also known as the metric
system. The system of measurment
used in science.
Mass – The amount of matter in an
object.
Temperature – A measure of heat.
Volume – The amount of space an object
occupies.