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Chapter 3 Resource: Matter and its Changes

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Name Date Class<br />

Determining Volume<br />

Procedure<br />

1. Find three objects of the same size. For example: a marble, a rubber ball, <strong>and</strong> a wood sphere.<br />

2. Fill a 100-mL graduated cylinder with 50 mL of water.<br />

3. Submerge one object into the graduated cylinder <strong>and</strong> record the new water level. Empty the graduated<br />

cylinder.<br />

4. Repeat steps 2 <strong>and</strong> 3 for the remaining two objects.<br />

Observations<br />

H<strong>and</strong>s-On Activities<br />

Analysis<br />

1. Which of the three items displaced the most water Which displaced the least<br />

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2. What does this tell you about the volume of the objects<br />

3. What other quantities would you measure to determine the density of each object<br />

<strong>Matter</strong> <strong>and</strong> Its <strong>Changes</strong> 3

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