Making a Graduated Cylinder.

Schlenker, Richard M.; Yoshida, Sarah J.

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ERIC Number: EJ467726

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Publication Date: 1992

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Making a Graduated Cylinder.

Schlenker, Richard M.; Yoshida, Sarah J.

Science Activities, v29 n3 p21-23 Fall 1992

Describes how students in grades 2-8 can make beakers from quart-sized oil containers and calibrate them in milliliters. In an second activity, students estimate the volume of water in four jars and use their beakers to measure the water in each. The estimates are compared to the true measurements. (PR)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Junior High Schools, Laboratory Equipment, Learning Activities, Measurement, Metric System, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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