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Scientific Measurement: Reviewing precision vs. accuracy, Measurement, and Significant Figures

This is an introductory physics lab where students will review scientific measurement concepts, and then develop a procedure, in which they will use the concepts of proper precision in measurement and significant figures, to determine the density of a marble.

Keywords:: Measurement/Units, Indoor Labs, Mathematical Physics, Chemistry, NSDL, Mathematics, Laboratory, Education, Physics

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Science and Technology / Chemistry

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Material Type:: Assessment Tool
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Author:: Unknown (Know the author?)
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States