Kevin

10/27/08: In this activity you are going to measure and record the density of the objects in your bin. You are going to need a ruler, knowledge of geometry (formulas for volume of each object), and a triple beam balance (you'll need to share).

Your first step, however, is to make a new page in this wikispace: click on "New Page" on the Action Bar to the left. Use you first name to name your page.

Here's an example of a data table:


 * ~ Object Description ||~ Mass (g) ||~ Volume (cm³) ||~ Density (g/cm³) || **Possible Materials** ||~ Comments ||
 * = Block #1 ||= 5.6 ||= 15.625 ||= .3584 || Pine ||= [|simetric] ||
 * = Block #2 ||= 13.4 ||= 15.625 ||= .8576 || Elm ||= [|simetric] ||
 * = Block #3 ||= 7.2 ||= 15.625 ||= .4680 || Spruce/Redwood ||= [|simetric] ||
 * = Block #4 ||= 19.1 ||= 15.625 ||= 1.2224 || Lignum Vitae ||= [|simetric] ||
 * = Block #5 ||= 19.8 ||= 15.625 ||= 1.2672 ||  ||=   ||
 * = Block #6 ||= 148 ||= 15.625 ||= 9.472 ||  ||=   ||
 * = Block #7 ||= 44 ||= 15.625 ||= 2.816 ||  ||=   ||
 * = Block #8 ||= 126 ||= 15.625 ||= 8.064 || Stainless Steel ||= michael ||
 * = Block #9 ||= 22.5 ||= 15.625 ||= 1.44 ||  ||=   ||
 * = Block #10 ||= 136 ||= 15.625 ||= 8.704 ||  ||=   ||
 * = Small Wood Ball ||= 5.5 ||= 8.17 ||= .67 || Birch(British) ||= [|simetric] ||
 * = Medium Wood Ball ||= 18.6 ||= 33.49 ||= .55 || Mahogany ||= [|simetric] ||
 * = Large Wood Ball ||= 42.7 ||= 65.42 ||= .65 || Iroko ||= [|simetric] ||
 * = Super Ball ||= 39 ||= 47.69 ||= .81 || Rubber ||=  ||
 * = Golf Ball ||= 46.3 ||= 47.69 ||= .97 ||  ||=   ||
 * = Gold Colored Cylinder ||= 55 ||= 5.65 ||= 9.73 ||  ||=   ||
 * = Long Plastic Cylinder ||= 15 ||= 12.60 ||= 1.19 || Plastic ||=  ||
 * = Small Gold-Colored Cylinder ||= 15 ||= 1.85 ||= 8.10 ||  ||=   ||
 * = Blue Cylinder ||= 15 ||= 8.59 ||= 1.75 ||  ||=   ||
 * = (other - fill in yourself) ||=  ||=   ||=   ||   ||=   ||