Daniel Amsellem Haley Henderson Jordan

Measurement: Length, Mass, Volume, Density, and Time

Peter Jeschofnig, Ph.D. Version 42-0267-00-02

Lab Report Assistant

This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.

Data Table 1: Estimation of various measurements
Measurement
Estimated
Actual
% Error
Length (m)
1.2
1
0.2
Time (s)
30
23.2
6.8
Mass (g)
500g
380g
120g

Data Table 2: Measurement of an object using various instruments

Length
(cm)
Width
(cm)
Height
(cm)
Volume
(cm3)
Object Being Measured:
Shoe Box
Shoe Box
Shoe Box
Shoe Box
Hand (hand units)
2
1
0.5

Hand (cm)
14
7
3.5

Ruler
33
16
10

Meter tape
.33
.16
0.1

Data Table 3: Measurement of an object using various instruments

Length
(cm)
Width
(cm)
Height
(cm)
Volume
(cm3)

Object Being Measured: iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone
Hand (hand units)
1.5
.33
.01

Hand (cm)
10.5
21
.07

Ruler
13
6.5
1

Meter tape
.013
.065
.01
cm^3

Data Table 4: Measurement of an object using various instruments

Length
(cm)
Width
(cm)
Height
(cm)
Volume
(cm3)
Object Being Measured:
Magazine
Magazine
Magazine
Magazine
Hand (hand units)
2
1.33
.01

Hand (cm)
14
9.31
.07

Ruler
28
21
1

Meter tape
.28
.21
.01

Data Table 5: Determination of π

Object
Diameter
D
(cm)
Circumference
C
(cm)

Slope

% Error
Coffee Cup
9.5
29.83

Tire
74.93
235.28

Tennis Ball
2.575
8.09

Solo Cup
8.89
27.91

Trash Can
8.5
26.69

Data Table 6: Density Measurements
Measurement
Value
Mass using scale (Ms)

Mass of displaced water (Md)

Volume using ruler (Vr)

Volume using displacement (Vd)

Density 1 (ρ1 = Ms/Vr)

Density 2 (ρ 2 = Ms/Vd)

Density 3 (ρ 3 =