Paper towels, Objective, Materials – Ohaus PRIMER BALANCE Manual User Manual
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paper towels
OBJECTIVE
:
To solve problems that require accurate
comparisons of mass.
MATERIALS:
Primer Balance
One-gram mass pieces
3 or 4 different brands of paper towels
PROCEDURE:
To decide which brand of paper towel is better able
to pick up spilled water:
1. Write each paper towel’s brand name on the
chart.
2. Weigh the dry paper towel. Then soak up as
much water as you can with the towel and
weigh it again. Make a record of your measures
for each towel in the chart.
Brand Name of Towel
Measures of mass
Dry towel
Water soaked towel
Amount of water in the towel
_____ grams
_____ grams
_____ grams
Dry towel
Water soaked towel
Amount of water in the towel
_____ grams
_____ grams
_____ grams
Dry towel
Water soaked towel
Amount of water in the towel
_____ grams
_____ grams
_____ grams
Dry towel
Water soaked towel
Amount of water in the towel
_____ grams
_____ grams
_____ grams