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ACTIVITY NO.1
MEASUREMENTS: COMPARISON OF SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENTS

GROUP NO. _________ DATE PERFORMED:______________

LEADER: _____________________________ DATE SUBMITTED: ______________
MEMBERS: _____________________________ SECTION: ______________
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DIRECTION: Show your computations on a separate sheet with corresponding categories. Not following
the instructions will have a deduction on total points.

I. OBJECTIVE
 To compare the English and Metric System of measurement (inch-cm relationship) using
measuring devices.
 To differentiate systematic to random error.

II. APPARATUS
 Ruler (English and Metric Scales)
 Rectangular Block of Wood
 Set of weights
 Platform balance

III. PRE-LABORATORY DISCUSSION

Measurement is the process of comparing a quantity with a standard. In dealing with physical
quantities, the question of how large or how much is the usually asked and leads to the process of
measurement.
Measuring anything is simply a comparison with some given standard. Each measurement taken
from a body or from an object must have the number and a unit. The three fundamentals units are the
units for length, mass and time. All other units can be derived from a combination of one or two or all
three of the fundamental units hence known as derived units.
The simplest method of measuring the length, the width and the thickness of an object is with a
ruler. The smallest accurate reading that can be obtained from a ruler is 1/10 cm on the C.G.S scale and
1/8 inch on the English scale. Inaccurate measurement occurs when estimating the fraction of the
smallest division. To minimize error in a measurement, several readings must be taken.

IV. PROCEDURE
A. WEIGHING THE SET OF WEIGHTS

1. Align in the table the 10 weights assign to your group. Check the mass that indicated there and
record that as your true value.
2. Using the platform balance weigh each of them until it balance and record the results. Continue
until 10 weights have been done. Solve for the positive and negative error.

B. MEASURING THE LENGTH OF A RECTANGULAR WOOD BLOCK

1. Place the 0-cm mark of the ruler at one end of the rectangular block and measure the length
estimating to the nearest tenth of a division of the ruler. Make at least three measurements pf
the length of the wooden block.
2. Following the same procedure measure the length of the block using the English scale. Record
all your readings. The average of the three readings will be considered as the most probable
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value. To familiarize yourself with the use of the ruler, change the position of the ruler at the
end of the wooden block for each measurement.

C. MEASURING THE WIDTH AND THICKNESS OF THE RECTANGULAR BLOCK OF WOOD

1. Measure the width and thickness of the wooden block three times in centimeters and then in
inches. Record your readings and determine the average.

D. COMPUTING THE AREA AND VOLUME OF THE WOODEN BLOCK

1. Using the average length and width of the block, compute for the area in Metric and English
units. With computed area, compute for the volume of the block in the two systems of units.
Determine the percentage error.

V. DATA AND RESULTS

TRUE MASS: _______ g

Positive Error (+) Negative Error (-)

Trial Measured Mass (g) PE = Measured - True NE = Measured - True
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A. MEASURING THE LENGTH OF A RECTANGULAR WOOD BLOCK

METRIC UNITS ENGLISH UNITS
TRIAL LENGTH WIDTH THICKNESS LENGTH WIDTH THICKNESS
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AVEARAGE
AREA= AREA =
VOLUME= VOLUME =
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B. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN METRIC AND ENGLISH

EXPERIMENTAL ACCEPTED VALUE NUMERICAL PERCENTAGE
VALUE ERROR ERROR
LENGTH 1cm =_______ inch 1 cm = 0.3937 inch
AREA 1 cm2 =______inch2 1 cm2 = 0.155 inch2
VOLUME 1 cm3 = ______inch3 1 cm3 = 0.061 inch3

C. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENGLISH AND METRIC

EXPERIMENTAL ACCEPTED VALUE NUMERICAL PERCENTAGE
VALUE ERROR ERROR
LENGTH 1 inch =_____cm 1 inch = 2.54 cm
AREA 1 inch2 =____cm2 1 inch2 = 6.452 cm2
VOLUME 1 inch3 =____cm3 1 inch3 = 16.387 cm3

CONCLUSION

V. POST LABORATORY EXERCISES

Direction: Show your computation after each problem box your final answer. No units and incorrect
units in the final answer will have no corresponding points.

1. Maynilad uses meter (m3) as the unit of a volume of water used in each household. Determine
how many cubic meters are there in a 15 liter tank of water?

2. Rome is 1440 km road from Paris. How far is this in miles?

3. The speed of a car as measured by a speedometer is 85 kilometers per hour (km/hr) convert in
cm/s?

4. The area of a metal sheet is give as 35 ft2. What is the area in;
a. in2 b. cm2 c. m2

5. The volume of a sphere is approximately 4 750 cubic meters. What is its volume in km3? In cm3?