Measuring Instruments.ppt

Measuring Instruments About This Presentation We Need to Measure Many Different Things Temperature Measurement A Second Way for Measuring Temperature Measuring Speed Measuring Electrical Voltage Activity 1: Making a Scale with a Rubber Band Activity 2: Making a Scale with a Coil Spring Selecting Suitable Instruments for Measurement Measuring Very Large and Very Small Items Activity 3: Measuring Distance Using a Wheel Activity 4: Measuring Rotation Speed Next Lesson Measuring Instruments A Lesson in the “Math + Fun!” Series Mar. 2006 First Revised Revised Released Edition This presentation is part of the “Math + Fun!” series devised by Behrooz Parhami, Professor of Computer Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara. It was first prepared for special lessons in mathematics at Goleta Family School during three school years (2003-06). “Math + Fun!” material can be used freely in teaching and other educational settings. Unauthorized uses are strictly prohibited. ? Behrooz Parhami Weight Speed Length Temperature Materials expand when heated Idea: Connect a reservoir to a very thin tube to make the expansion more noticeable 100 0 10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 50 Put tick marks and numbers next to the tube by exposing the thermometer to known temperatures (0? C for melting ice, 100? C for boiling water) 0? C 32? F 100? C 212? F ? Different materials expand by different amounts when heated Idea: Connect two different metals together to form a strip. Different expansions will cause the strip to bend when heated. Use spiral shape to convert the shifting motion into rotation Bimetal strip How fast the car is moving is proportional to how fast the wheels are spinning Idea: Convert the spinning motion to electricity (as in a hand-crank flashlight that gives off more light the faster you turn the crank) But how do you measure electricity? Goleta When there is no electricity in the circuit, the spring keeps the needle at 0 Electricity in the circuit turns the wire coil