Volume
Volume
Objectives
In this lesson, students practice measuring the volume of a liquid and regular and irregular solids. Students will also compare mass and volume. Students will:
- measure liquid volume with a graduated cylinder.
- determine the volume of a regular object, using the formula
volume = Length × Width × Height. - determine the volume of an irregular object using displacement.
- differentiate between mass and volume (i.e., definition, units, tools used to measure them).
Essential Questions
Vocabulary
- Beaker: An instrument used to measure liquid volume.
- Cubic Centimeter: Metric unit of volume equal to a milliliter (cm3).
- Density: A measure of the amount of matter contained by a given volume.
- Displacement: Commonly used to calculate the weight or volume of fluid displaced by a floating object.
- Graduated Cylinder: An instrument used to measure liquid volume.
- Liter: Basic unit of volume in the metric system.
- Meniscus: The curved surface of a liquid in a graduated cylinder.
- Volume: The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object.
Duration
135 minutes/3 class periods
Prerequisite Skills
Prerequisite Skills haven't been entered into the lesson plan.
Materials
- Volume PowerPoint presentation (S-5-3-2_Volume PPT.pptx)
- Volume Notes (S-5-3-2_Volume Notes and KEY.doc)
- Reading a Graduated Cylinder (S-5-3-2_Reading a Graduated Cylinder and KEY.doc)
- Measure the Volume of a Rock (S-5-3-2_Measure the Volume of a Rock.doc)
- Volume Lab (S-5-3-2_Volume Lab and KEY.doc)
- two small rocks of different volumes that will fit into a graduated cylinder
- Volume Lab materials, for each lab group:
o 25 mL graduated cylinder
o 100 mL graduated cylinder
o three pennies
o beaker of water
o eyedropper
o metric ruler
o food coloring
o three beakers of colored water – 25 mL of red, blue, and yellow
o six test tubes in a rack, labeled A–F
- Mass vs. Volume Chart (S-5-3-2_Mass vs. Volume Chart and KEY.doc)
- Vocabulary (S-5-3-2_Vocabulary and KEY.doc)
Related Unit and Lesson Plans
Related Materials & Resources
The possible inclusion of commercial websites below is not an implied endorsement of their products, which are not free, and are not required for this lesson plan.
- What Instrument Do You Use?
http://mjksciteachingideas.com/pdf/WhatInstrument.pdf
- Measuring Volume Using a Graduated Cylinder
www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=gch302
Formative Assessment
Suggested Instructional Supports
Instructional Procedures
Related Instructional Videos
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Instructional videos haven't been assigned to the lesson plan.
DRAFT 05/02/2011