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Measuring Volume With The Overflow Method Name: _________________

Materials

Overflow CupRegular Cup

Al Pie Plate, 12

Graduated Cli!der, 2"ml

Graduated Cli!der, 1##ml$oot%pi&'s

(uper )all

Prela) *uestio!

Ma'e a! estimate: t%e volume of t%e ru))er (uper )all is appro+imatel &ir&le o!e-:

1ml .#ml 2##ml .###ml

Pro&edure

Part A: /de!tifi!g t%e Overflow 0evel

1 Pla&e t%e Overflow Cup i! t%e pie plate ill t%e Regular Cup a)out 1&m from t%e top wit%water

2 3si!g t%e Regular Cup, slowly add water to t%e Overflow Cup u!til t%e water )egi!s tooverflow Notice the level at which the water overflows is a little %ig%er t%a! t%e edge of

t%e &up4 Cool, %u%5- Remem)er t%is overflow 6t%res%old level

7 Gently tilt t%e Overflow Cup backward, lift it out of t%e pie plate, a!d set it aside

Carefull pour t%e water from t%e pie plate )a&' i!to t%e Regular Cup

. Pla&e t%e Overflow Cup )a&' i!to t%e pie plate a!d add water again to t%e overflowt%res%old level 88 w%ere t%e water is read to but does not spill out 9ou are !ow read to

measure t%e volume of a! o)e&t usi!g t%e overflow met%od

Part ;: Measuri!g t%e

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7 Now ou !eed to measure t%e volume of water i! t%e pie plate $o do t%is tilt t%e Overflow

Cup )a&'ward, lift it out of t%e pie plate, a!d set it aside Pour t%e water from t%e pie plate

i!to t%e graduated &li!der Re&ord our volume data i! t%e ta)le )elow

. Repeat t%is e+perime!t at least- t%ree times a!d fi!d t%e average of our t%ree trials

Compare ou average value wit% t%at of ot%er la) groups

Trial Volume (ml

1

2

7

Average

= ; 0amore 2##>