Names: Michael V and Joshua T Section 8-5

Displacement

Objective: To use the process of displacement to obtain the data necessary to solve the dilemma while
modeling precision [and the lack of] in measurement.

Notes:
The amount of water that is displaced is the volume of the object
mL and cm are equal
3

1,000 cm = 1,000 mL
3

1 cm = 1 mL
2

Must have enough water for the entire object to be submerged

Initial volume = 70 mL
Final Volume = 72.5 mL
70 mL + V = 72.5 mL
V = 2.5 cm 3

Percent of error (accuracy)

Me (measured value actual value) / (actual value x 100) = percent of error
Record to the nearest hundredth
Bold
Always show work

Dilemma : Preparation is Key

Youre running out the door to catch the bus on the first day of school. You realize that you dont have a
dark blue marker and a light blue marker, two mandatory items on the supplies list you got over the
summer. Not wanting to miss the bus, but also not wanting to go unprepared on the very first day, you
wish you could freeze this moment in time, so you could grab the two markers, but which two markers
would you grab? With your bag bursting at the seams, youd only have 45 cm left of space to fit the two
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markers in. Just like that, everything around you stops, and you realize that your wildest freeze frame
moment is now quick which marker combinations could you fit?

Measurable Property: volume of irregular shaped solids

Materials: markers, water for measurement

Equipment: graduated cylinders of various sizes, beaker for water, droppers, glass stirring rod

Terms to include: meniscus, eye level, graduated, calibrated, volume, displacement

Images: Precision in procedural steps [include in photo collection below]

Additional Documentation: A table for data collection [as seen below]

Image of marker Volume by displacement [cm ] 3

Actual Value % of error
show equation for work [cm ]
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 TBP show equation for
work

91.5cm - 70cm = 21.5 cm

3 3 3
22cm 3
(21.5-22)/(22x100)=
.02273%

99 cm - 70cm = 29cm
3 3 3
29 cm 3
(29-29)/(29x100)=
0% error

92 cm - 70cm = 22cm
3 3 3
22 cm 3
(22-22)/(22x100)=
0% error

91 cm - 80cm = 11cm
3 3 3
11 cm 3
(11-11)/(11x100)=
0% error

Photo Collection
No-No
Dilemma Solutions / Possible Combinations
[insert pictures for all possible combinations here]