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Scientific Tools created by C. Horejsi Winston Elementary

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Page 2: Scientific Tools created by C. Horejsi Winston Elementary

TEK 5.4

A) Students will be able to:

collect and analyze information using tools including:

calculators, microscopes, hand lenses, rulers, thermometers, compasses, balances, meter sticks, timing devices, magnets, collecting nets, and safety goggles

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Scientific ToolsName it… Triple Beam

BalanceHow is it used? Sliding indicators along the 3 beams

to measure weight in grams –Add the ones, tens, hundreds

What safety precautions are required?

zero out the balance -

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Scientific ToolsName it… Scale

How is it used? To weigh large objects (bags of feed, people, rocks, boxes of items) by

placing weights on the spring bar.

What safety precautions are required?

Level surfaces, zero out bars

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Scientific ToolsName it… Stopwatch

How is it used? Time is measured in minutes, seconds, tenths & hundredths of a second.

Time is calculated with each moving hand and adding the 3 together!

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Scientific ToolsName it… Timing Device

How is it used? Start, stop, and clear buttons

measures time in hours, minutes, seconds, tenths, and hundredths of a second.

Elapsed time is shown in digital form!

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Scientific ToolsName it… Dropper

How is it used?Rubber bulb is squeezed together andreleased to draw liquid, then squeezed

again to drop liquid in small amounts.

What safety precautions are required? Rubber bulb can become rotten, glass

tube breakage, or decontamination (dirty)

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Scientific ToolsName it… Hot Plate

How is it used? Electrically powered to create

heat on coils that transfer heat to another object (such as a pan)

What safety precautions are required?

protective wear: goggles, aprons, gloves

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Scientific Tools

Name it… Fire Extinguisher

How is it used? Read instructions, pull tab and

squeeze handle, aim low at the bottom of the flames to smother fire

What safety precautions are required? know where equipment is located

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Scientific Tools

Name it… Bar Magnets

How is it used? used to attract iron particles

Bar magnets have a north and south pole… Opposites attract- Likes repel

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Scientific Tools

Name it… Safety Gloves

How is it used? Wear over hands when handling toxic materials

What safety precautions are required?

dispose of properly