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Peer reviewedGalindez, Peter – Science Activities, 1974
Describes how student understanding and interest in the metric system system can be stimulated by building and launching model rockets. (JR)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Laboratory Procedures, Measurement, Metric System
Peer reviewedSchlenker, Richard M.; Yoshida, Sarah J. – Science Activities, 1992
Describes how students in grades 2-8 can make beakers from quart-sized oil containers and calibrate them in milliliters. In an second activity, students estimate the volume of water in four jars and use their beakers to measure the water in each. The estimates are compared to the true measurements. (PR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Junior High Schools, Laboratory Equipment
