Mass of Sugar Lab

Objective:
___ I can demonstrate how to use a triple beam balance.
Activity 1 (group)
Directions:
1. Carefully examine the food labels on your 3 breakfast items.
2. Complete the chart below. (be sure to use units!)
Breakfast Item Name
Amount of
sugar (g)

Activity 2 (group)
Directions: You are to make a visual model of how much sugar is
in your items.
1. Carefully place a plastic bag on the triple beam balance.
2. Slowly scoop sugar in the bag until you reach the mass for
your first item.
3. Seal and label your bag with the permanent marker. (ex OJ
13 g)
4. Repeat with your remaining breakfast items.
Activity 3 (whole class)
Directions:
1. As your group is called the d person will bring their
breakfast items and sugar to the front of the class.
2. Look carefully at the graph.
3. Place your items in front of the bar that represents your
data.

Activity 4: Conclusion (individual)

Please answer the following questions in a paragraph.
Was your prediction correct?
Were you surprised by the amount of sugar in any of the
breakfast items? If so, which ones?
Will this activity change what you choose to eat for
breakfast? Why or why not?
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Activity 4: Conclusion (individual)

Please answer the following questions in a paragraph. *Please
circle the bold words that make sense for you in the sentence
starters.
Was your prediction correct?
Were you surprised by the amount of sugar in any of the
breakfast items? If so, which ones?
Will this activity change what you choose to eat for
breakfast? Why or why not?
My prediction yesterday was that______________ would have the
most sugar. My prediction was or was not correct. Data that
shoes this is
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__________________________________________________________ I was
surprised or was not surprised by the amount of sugar in
_____________________________. This activity will change or will
not change my breakfast choices because
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