Measuring

Significant Figures (Sig Figs) -

How Many Significant Figures

Math and Sig Figs - learn to give your answer with the correct sig figs.

Scientific Notation -
(Read the tutorial, then do the quizzes)

Tutorial on Scientific Notation (link)

Quiz over Scientific Notation (external link)

Balances - when you get to Ohaus' site, click on "Triple Beam Balance" then "Practice Weighing"; you can also do the "Model 311".

Meniscus Madness - from Morrison labs; read and take the self-tests.

Reading the Meniscus - learn to read water in a graduated cylinder.

Displacement Method - find the volume of irregular (and strange) objects.

Measuring Length - measure meters, centimeters, and millileters on a ruler.

Metrics -

Order of Prefixes (Mixed)

Learning the Prefixes (MC)

How Big Are They? (M) - Relate common metric units to real life sizes.

Which is Bigger? (MC) - compare the different metric units.

Which Way Does the Decimal Move? (MC)

How Far Does the Decimal Move? (MC)

Converting Metrics (MC) - Do all of the above before you do this one.

Conversion Factors (MC) - Prefixes are used by scientists to save time. Write the prefix, but put the scientific notation in your calculator.